After a 12 year break from reef aquariums to dabble in the finer side of freshwater aquarium keeping, Ive got “the itch”.
Seeing as there have been such fantastic advances in LED lighting (and when I bowed out, t5 bulbs were really just starting to take off, fyi), it seems like the route is like. I’ve had MH over something as small as a 20 gallon, but don’t want to muck with that anymore.
Buuuuuut, as I’ve missed the entire LED train during its implementation, I have no clue where to start. I spent exactly 3 evenings reading up options, and I’m only more confused than when I started!
I’ll likely do an AIO under 40 US gallons without a plan for acropora, or anything else that will have a high PAR requirement. I like Caribbean reefs, so lots of gorgonia, sea fans, and encrusting/donut corals.
Anyone have any good starting points to save me from buying a $300 light I’ll want to upgrade by fall?
Seeing as there have been such fantastic advances in LED lighting (and when I bowed out, t5 bulbs were really just starting to take off, fyi), it seems like the route is like. I’ve had MH over something as small as a 20 gallon, but don’t want to muck with that anymore.
Buuuuuut, as I’ve missed the entire LED train during its implementation, I have no clue where to start. I spent exactly 3 evenings reading up options, and I’m only more confused than when I started!
I’ll likely do an AIO under 40 US gallons without a plan for acropora, or anything else that will have a high PAR requirement. I like Caribbean reefs, so lots of gorgonia, sea fans, and encrusting/donut corals.
Anyone have any good starting points to save me from buying a $300 light I’ll want to upgrade by fall?