lighting

My partner has a 40g breeder tank but needs a better light. What light should I get for the tank that's not terribly expensive but is great for coral growth? AI primes are a little pricey so I'd like to see what other alternatives there are.

I have a 7-8 gallon all-in-one nano tank with some dry rock and a clown fish. Im still cycling my tank. I've heard adding a fish to your tank before 4 weeks is now considered taboo. I grew up with fish and am being taught the 'old-fashioned way'. I'm looking to upgrade my light to something that...

Hi all, I got a Coralife t5 dual output lamp fixture for what was intended to be a reef aquarium. Unfortunately, the corals did horribly, and I also don't think the tank looks very aesthetically pleasing, which I believe may be due to insufficient lighting. Does anyone have any economical...

Greetings, I am building a reef tank after being out of the hobby for several years. I had a 75 gallon reef tank with 432 watts of T5 several years ago. I decided to use LEDs on my new tank . I have purchased 3x 48 inch Current Marine Pros for a 48x24x24 inch tank. I tried them tonight and they...

As I am planning the equipment for the new 120gal build, I thought I had my lighting solution all figured out. Two (2) Ecotech Marine Radion XR30W G4 PRO light fixtures. Supplemented with the two (2) ATI Blue+ T5 bulbs from the previous build. But as I started thinking about it (and adding up...

Hello friends and fellow reefers! We are very excited to announce the grand opening of Fiji Cube. We are a group of saltwater hobbyists just like you and prior to starting Fiji Cube, we were designing and making our own custom aquariums and sumps. We have been in this hobby for years and we...

I'm having trouble finding 22" t5 bulbs, even online! Does anyone know where I can get ahold of them?

Is there a thread/site/location where I could download pre-made schedules for Ecotech's Radion XR30W? I've been trying various searches and not finding anything. I know a bit about lighting, but since there are people out there who know so much more, I thought I would check.

So I have been considering this for a while and now that I am almost to the point of getting another light fixture I wanted to run something by you guys first. I have noticed that my coral, mainly my SPS, have some parts where the polyps are out and the coloration is just awesome, where other...

What do people think about this to light a sump and grow some chaeto? http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008WXX9W8/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1364760063&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

So I bought a beautiful Scoly the other day and it seems to be doing quite well. It has eaten twice and extends pretty fully but I don't want to take any chances as I do really love it, so I want to know people's opinions on keeping them under MH... I have a 250watt 14000k fixture on a 92g...

Hi everyone! I have a question about my red mushroom coral... It's been shriveled lately. My tank is about 12 weeks old and it has this coral, a star polyp, a digitada coral, and several miscellaneous buttons. Every coral except for this one is doing extremely well! My star polyp has grown onto...

So after saying that I'm going to install LED lights on my Red Sea Max 34 for almost as long as I've had the tank, I finally have LEDs running on it. This is just version 1 - I'm going to be swapping out the royal blue leds for blues and the cool whites for warm whites. I also have to fix...

Hi, everyone. I'm brand new to TCMAS so go easy on me :). I have two questions. First, I'm planning on putting a 75 gallon reef aquarium with sump in a second floor bedroom of my south Minneapolis home, and I'm paranoid the weight of this will damage the structure of my home. The home seems...