what lights do i need for my 20 gallon tank?

i want to upgrade from the florescent lights i have now and dont know what to get.
i have a 20 gallon tall what should i buy? i heard led is the best and so im going to go with that.

i have a clown fish that hasnt grown in 4 month and doesnt look very good lately
coral beauty
yellow tang
coral banded shrimp
a bunch of blue hermits
and a red thorny starfish

i want to start getting coral i have probably somewhere around 10-20 pounds of live rocks.
i dont really need a debate on what light type is best i just want an affordable led light system. please and thank you for the help

 

One of aquatic illumination SOL units would work well over a tank that size. If you want something cheaper you can contact this place: http://fin-sanity.com/ - I have one of their fixtures and it does a really good job for the price.

Do you have any details on your clownfish? Is he eating well, is he being bullied?

And you'll probably want more rocks. About 30-40 pounds total.


Oh and just so you know, your tank is about 5 times too small for the tang. :?

 

He was being bullied by a zebra stripped damsel we got rid of the damsel and thats when we got the tang. The LFS guy said it would be fine till it gets bigger then we could trade it in. He seems fine for no she swims around alittle but likes to hid in this cave I made of the rocks. And will the item u suggest be able to switch from day to night?

 

I just looked up that light system and what I found was $600 that is way to expensive. Is there something j can get for between $100-$200?

 

Are you going to stay with fish only?

 

could always go with a par 38 bulb or two..
check them out
http://www.rapidled.com/7-led-par38-bulb-all-white-leds/

 

I think a pair of Par38 bulbs would do the trick nicely

But you really, really need to re-home that tang. That tank is far two small for it. It also sounds like its time to find a new fish store- no decent fish store would ever say a 20 gallon is okay for a tang, that's just silly

 

I had a fish stofre say a tang would be okay in a 36" 50 until he got about 3". Then he adfed that it would be quicker than you realized and he just wouldnt try it.

That coral beauty might start eating corals, too.

 

It's bit fish only its fish with live rock and invertebrates. And no as I said I would like to start getting coral.

 

Those look like desk lamps hanging on the side of the tank is there some kind if led hood system I can get for a reasonable price?

 

I'm going to return the tang today then (i better get my money back) I appreciate all the help kinda sucks that I'm being told that just about everything in my tank shouldn't be there. Is there a list somewhere I can find of all the fish that would be ok in our tank. Oh and we have had the coral beauty for atleast 3 months and he seems happy and fine. As of now he and the tang like to swim together and hid in this cave together.

 

Man this whole tank seems out if wack. So is there not affordable led hood system? And that sucks about the starfish my gf just got it and she really likes it. Is there any starfish that is reefsafe?

 

Are there specific things I need to look for in the led good? Likes watts or anything? Cause I saw one that was like 80 bucks but Idk if it will with for coral.

 

Could I tell me what fish I can get for a 20 gallon with coral?