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I'm looking for suggestions for lighting the new standard sized 29g (30"L x 12"W x 18"H) reef tank I'm setting up. I plan to keep mostly softies and LPS but a few SPS as well and hopefully a RBTA eventually. I'd like to keep costs below $300 if possible.

I haven't decided whether to go with T5 or MH yet, but I'm leaning towards MH (electronic ballast + pulse start probably?) since I'm not very handy at all and it's hard to find a T5 that isn't some kind of retrofit kit.

One thing to keep in mind is that whatever I go with has to look nice, since I won't have a canopy to hide it in and it will likely be a pendant that hangs from the ceiling.

Anyone have any ideas??