Help me light my frag tank

[KirbyBTF]

Well, here we go again. The age old question, that I myself have asked a fair few times before. I have finally nailed down some plans for a frag tank (with wife approval ) and have narrowed my selection down to four fixtures. Keep in mind I will be buying ONE of these. Tank size is irrelevant, I'll be buying the tank to match the light. All tanks in question will be between 6"-8" deep. The tank will house exclusively zoas and palys. Here are the choices:

1. http://m.ebay.com/itm/330900426092
- evergrow 150w Dimmable LED. I've been reading great things about this fixture, even so much as being compared to radion.
- will be over a 2 foot tank

2. http://www.fishneedit.com/150w-metal-halide-pendant-lig.html
- fishneedit 150w MH. Two of these, with 20k phoenix bulbs.
- will be over a 4 foot tank

3. http://www.fishneedit.com/2-x-150w-mhl-with-2-x-2bulbs-3ft-2150223.html
- fishneedit 2x 150w MH fixture with 10k phoenix bulbs and 2xVHO T5 actinic. I'm fairly partial to this one.
- will be over a 3 foot tank

4. http://www.fishneedit.com/4ft4bulbs-with-l44.html
- fishneedit 4 bulb T5-VHO (bulbs undecided)
- will be over a 3 foot tank

 

[mariusmeyer]

Personally I would go with the LED or the T5 setup. The MH might be too much for such shallow tanks.

 

[KirbyBTF]

I did have that thought. I'll keep it in mind, thanks for your input.

 

[MJNTWise]

I have 2 of the D 120s...great lights....Have them hooked up to my DA ACL and can ramp them up and down......Had to do a little Mod to hook them up....Well worth it...

 

[KirbyBTF]

What size tank, dimensions? I'm really loving the reviews on it so far.

 

[KirbyBTF]

I read one light per 18" width, I'd be interested to hear what others have had success with.

 

[Quick_Ben]

I use a Kessil A350w. Small, easy to hang, good spread, manual dimming. Not sure about the spectrum other than it makes colors look natural and yet have intensity.

 

[standrd250ridr]

D120 here. I wanted t5's but this was cheaper and no bulb replacements.

 

[KirbyBTF]

If you have the d120 please post tank dimensions as well. I'm very interested in how much this light can actually cover.

 

[rhinonm]

Dont use the fishneedit mh's. Very cheap sh*t. I bought a 250w and the ballast had a high pitch noise coming from it. I let it go for a couple of weeks before I threw it away. Also ran very hot. I too swapped out the bulb for a phoenix but plan on swapping out the ballast too. Go with a kessil a350w or 2 150w's much better.

 

[KirbyBTF]

That's what I was worried about. Kessil is far beyond my price range. I'm looking at 200 max.