which is the best light out of these?

i recently just bought a ecoxotic 23.5" LED light for my 125g. I want to add more light. my budget is $150. im looking for a 48" 2or4 bulb t5 light fixure. which do you believe is better out of these three? and if you know of better for the price please add a link thanks

Current USA Nova Extreme T5 X2 Aquarium Lighting Fixture, 2X54 Watt, 48 inch
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48" 216W T5 HO Aquarium Light Hood Coral Reef w/ Timer | eBay
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Odyssea T5 Aquarium Lighting

 

For a 2-bulb, I'm a fan of the AquaticLife brand, always great reviews from owners, has individual reflectors and I believe it comes with decent stock bulbs. You also have the ability to add another fixture to this one later when you have more funds. I would def upgrade to ATI bulbs with any fixture to get the most out of it:

AquaticLife 48" T5 HO 2 Lamp Fixture Marine AquaticLife 48 AquaticLife Lights AquaticLife T5 HO Light AquaticLife Light AquaticLife Lighting Dual Lamp T5 HO Aquatic Life

I think a bunch of online vendors carry it as it's out of stock at the link. For $150 you're not going to find a good quality 4-bulb unless you find it used on eBay or Craigs or local. A good 4-bulb will run you around $300 and up usually.

 

With that budget you're very limited. Like mentioned CL, ebay, & Oddysea are about what choices you got.

 

Thanks for that link! that does look like a good light. only thing i don't like about it is that it doesn't have a fan. i heard fixures w/out fans reduce bulb life buy 25%?

 

48" 4 ft T5 Lighting Aquarium Light Hood Marine Reef Coral 432W 8 Bulbs HO Used | eBay

 

lol i actually had that same one 2weeks ago, before i bought the ecoxotic LED. It fell in the water while i was hanging it up in the canopy, 2 of the ballast burnt out.

 

Yikes

 

I had a 2 bulb fixture coralife. I then got another 4 bulb fixture to add more light (Oddysea). Then the coralife broke. So I got a fish need it light to replace it. This brand is working out great for me, and is within your budget.
T5-ho 4ft / 2LAMP Aquarium lighting
4Ft/4Bulbs fixture