20G Nano sump return pump and lighting advice

[lastduke]

20G Nano will get another 20G or 10G as a sump, which return pump I should select?

looking for a lighting for soft coral and LPS, found a light in hellolights, anyone has input about this light?

http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=44

 

[sm51498]

seems expensive for what you get, am I missing something here?

 

[lastduke]

That's true, any affordable lighting for such small tank?

 

[sm51498]

If you are set on Metal Halides then the retrofit kits for them on hello lights are all pretty decent. I would personally go for t-5's on your tank, better intensity then PCs cheaper bulbs and plenty for the corals you have listed. Maybe 2 of these http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1349
or this MH:
http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=19

just throwing suggestions out there, almost 300 dollars for a single 150 watt seems pricey.

 

[lastduke]

Maybe I should do more research in lighting forum. the T5 lighting you gave me is a good option. why it just 24W + 24W, as I remember it is very low light intensity ?

 

[sm51498]

T-5's are fairly high intensity and economical in wattage. I've seen a 2x24 watt fixture outperform a 65 watt pc. If you got 4x24 watt, you would be in darn good shape for a 20 gallon.

 

[herostar]

Search around a little bit on local forums and on here for some used equipment. I got a new 175w penant and a used 2x32w pc setup for $100 total...