LED suggestions for a 55 gallon or 48"

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DIY is going to be the best bang for your buck in regards to coverage, I have 3 Orphek PR25's over my 55 gallon, I'll c if I can remember to post up s pic when lights are on, coverage with these is definitely enough using only 3 bulbs but they are def a little pricey, boost bulbs are great I have a 4b-1w on my tank as well and if I was to go with all boost I would probably want at least 6 just for the added brightness and coverage, oh and I am using a track lighting fixture which I think I was able to make look pretty good, I'll post pics in the am

 

Just in case your curious here is a picture of the tank with the 3 Pr-25's and 1 boost bulb. The tank is a little cloudy and low on water I just switched everything back in from my 75 breaking. I love the way these look!

 

I am going to look into those, I like how much larger they are than the boost.

 

That is $800 worth of LED bulbs + whatever the fixture costs. For that you could also consider these options (my choices ranked below):

2 - AI Sols for $800
3 - AI nanos for $900
3 - Kessil A150 for $790
2 - Innovative Marine 30 watt Sky tablets for $860

Depending on what you are trying to keep and what features are important will determine what is best for you. The AI's have the ability to incorporate a controller for dimming if need be.

Based on BoBo65's aquascape, 2 - AI Sols would have been my choice if I had to go LED. If not $768 I would go it the 48" 6x54w dimmable ATI Sunpower and smoke all of those LED fixtures or the non dimmable version for $633.

 

I do like my Orpheks but I def agree with you I love the way the AI sol blues look and it would be the same price as my Orpheks.... great suggestions Gcarroll

 

One combo blue/white HO reefbrite Tech Led is about 290. Twice the light you currently have, no heat, slim and cheap. Had mine for a month now, corals love them.

 

Ok, so I just ran across the Kessil A150w's, wow. They look amazing, I wanna get my hands on two of them...

 

they have a calulator on their website! They rec 3 of them! But maybe 2 and a par 30 or 2!

 

I just checked out a video that showed 2 lighting up a 90 pretty darn well!