10 gallon lighting suggestions

[SaltwaterAdict]

I'm going to be adding a frag tank since my corals have some pretty good growth. I'm be plumbing it into my current setup. I was wondering what type of lighting would be adequate to keep sps color. Would a small t5 setup be alright or would MH be the best. I didn't want to go overkill on the frag tank. Open to all suggestions.

 

[dzhuo]

Most lights (including PC) will work in a 10g (because it's really shallow). My last 10g SPS nano ran a 70w 14k MH.

 

[tibob32]

Im using a par38 on my 5g pico and its working great

 

[BillyC]

For sps I'd recommend 2-4 t5 for a standard 10g tank.

 

[Batreef]

T5's are great lots of color options and plenty of light for SPS and doesn't hurt your wallet to much either

 

[chrishayes]

I use a 70 watt viper clamp halide with a 14k phoenix on my 10 gal frag/QT and its enough light to keep things alive and growing but I do lose color. My bulb is pretty old though so that could be the issue. The reflector is below average too but it does spread the light horizontally better than top shelf styles, however, it had the tradeoff of not being overly bright right under the bulb. Heat isnt an issue for me either with it for what its worth.