40 GALLON BREEDER TANK LIGHTING

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pokeyouwithastick

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HELLO,

JUST JOINED THE FORUM AND IM CURIOUS WHAT LIGHTING WOULD BE RECOMENDED FOR A 40 GALLON BREEDER TANK I WILL HAVE ABOUT 40 LBS OF LIVE ROCK AND HAVE MOSTLY LPS MAY LOOK INTO SOME SPS. I HAVE LOOKED AT A FEW DIFFERENT LIGHTS AS I AM TRYING TO STAY LED ON THE TANK (NOT FOR ANY REASON EXCEPT POWER SAVING) =. I AM TRYING TO GET SOME ADVICE AND MAYBE WHAT YOU HAVE USED OR ARE CURRENTLY USING AND HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE LIGHT AND PERFORMANCE.

THANK YOU
 
lmforbis

lmforbis

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Yes. If LPS was my plan in that tank I'd have gone with 2 Kessil a160s only. I wanted an anemone so I needed at least a part of the tank that was very high light. I may get another a360 in a few months. I have 160s in my 125 and mostly LPS and zoas/palys that do great.
 
2quills

2quills

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The 40g breeders are pretty easy since they're shallow. You could use just about anything from a decent 6 bulb t5 fixture to a high powered led fixture like Aqua Illumination Hydra or the Kessils etc.

Or combination like mentioned above.
 
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