Need lighting advice

Jritter02 · 07/18/2014, 05:09 PM

I have a 24g nano that I would like to get a different light for. It's 18" wide. I have a few fish but I want to make this mainly a reef/coral tank Right now in have an anemone, a small colony of sunrise polyps and a gonapora. Any recommendations on a decent light? I don't need best of the best but don't want junk either. The cheaper the price the better. Also what are the advantages of LEDs? And for a tank my size what wattage LED light would I need? The lighting I have now is the light hood that came with the nano. 2 36w bulbs. I'm sure this isn't strong enough for what I already have so I need to start looking. Something that would bring out all the different colors of the fish and corals would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Pife · 07/18/2014, 09:00 PM

There are several retro fit kits for your tank.

maddmaxx · 07/18/2014, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pife

There are several retro fit kits for your tank.

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do a search on reefcentral here on your size tank and tank maker. youll find plenty of info as far as equipment of all sorts for you to consider...

Waarrpped · 07/18/2014, 09:10 PM

Leds are nice because you don't have to change out bulbs every so often. They also draw less power, lowering the electric bill! I would highly recommend a led fixture. If you looking for a good value for one consider reefbreeders.com or look into building your own retro fit, so you get to keep the nano lid.

07/18/2014, 05:09 PM	#1
Jritter02 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 332	Need lighting advice I have a 24g nano that I would like to get a different light for. It's 18" wide. I have a few fish but I want to make this mainly a reef/coral tank Right now in have an anemone, a small colony of sunrise polyps and a gonapora. Any recommendations on a decent light? I don't need best of the best but don't want junk either. The cheaper the price the better. Also what are the advantages of LEDs? And for a tank my size what wattage LED light would I need? The lighting I have now is the light hood that came with the nano. 2 36w bulbs. I'm sure this isn't strong enough for what I already have so I need to start looking. Something that would bring out all the different colors of the fish and corals would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

07/18/2014, 09:00 PM	#2
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	There are several retro fit kits for your tank. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

07/18/2014, 09:10 PM	#4
Waarrpped Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 5	Leds are nice because you don't have to change out bulbs every so often. They also draw less power, lowering the electric bill! I would highly recommend a led fixture. If you looking for a good value for one consider reefbreeders.com or look into building your own retro fit, so you get to keep the nano lid.