Help Me Decide On My New Tank Lighting!

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  1. Bluestag

    Bluestag Fire Worm

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    I'm still researching which lighting exactly to go with for my tank. It will be a mixed SPS and LPS tank.

    1. Hybrid T5 & LEDs fixture.

    2. LED fixture.
     
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  2. Brennan

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    How big is the tank?
     
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  3. Bluestag

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    72"x30"x24" rimless tank.

    I want the fixture hang on the celling like this picture below. It's not my picture.

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    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    It depends on your budget. With a tank that size, its going to be very expensive for any type of lighting. IMO if you have the money, go all LED. If not go with MH which will work fine also but in the long run it will cost more (electricity cost, bulb replacement, etc) and there is the obvious heat issue, so a chiller may be in order which is another pretty penny.
     
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    I forgot to mention that I had a Giesemann Spectra 72" with 3x250w Metal Halide and 4x80w T5 lighting fixture in the past. It took a lot of electric on this fixture, so now I'm running ATI 10x80w T5 fixture without the chiller, but I want to try out the LED lighting.
     
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    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    Ok, I see. Well if you want to go with LED then I would get this package here. Or you could get 3-4 of these modules for boostled here but the these are not dimmable like previous fixture
     
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  7. Bluestag

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    These were the 5 fixtures I am stuck in between.

    Arcadia OT2-LED from UK. It control T5 & LEDs dimmable.

    http://www.arcadia-uk.info/product.php?pid=94&mid=11&lan=en&sub=&id=4

    Inwatter LEDs from Hong Kong! They copied exactly AI LEDs.

    InWatter - High Brightness Aquarium LED Lighting for Marine, Coral Reef and Planted Aquarium

    Aquaconnect SkyLED 3x120W LED Meerw.+ 4x80W T5/dimmbar from Germany.

    http://www.shop-meeresaquaristik.de...-3x120W-LED-Meerw---4x80W-T5-dim-control.html

    SFILIGOI Genesis Hybrid T5 with LEDs From Italy (dimmable T5 and LEDs).

    http://www.aquaticselite.com/Sfiligoi_Genesis_T5_s/64.htm

    Aqua Illumination (AI) Royal Blue from US LEDs.

    AI Sol
     
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    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    Only two of those links worked for me, but I have constantly heard good reviews about the AI sol so I would go with that. I know the new MaxSpect Mazarra are coming out around mid july so you could check those out too here
     
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    I ready updated the link.
     
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    I want to hang above the tank.

     
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