LED Light Suggestions

[questiongurl]

My LFS suggested I purchase the Fluval Sea 3.0 Marine Full Spectrum LED light for my reef tank start-up.My tank is a 65G Ain1 24 inch tall, w/canopy hoof. I plan to have fish, coco worms/feature dusters, clean up crew, star fish, zoas, star polyps, zenia, hammers, brain corals, mushrooms, etc. I'm not trying to break the budget ($300 +/-) but also don't want to buy another light in 6 months.
I did see some review on utube regarding t5/led hybrids but I don't think they will work with a canopy.

Will this light be sufficient? Do you recommend any alternatives? I know little to nothing about Par and all the other light jargin.


TIA,

QuestionGurl
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[mcgyvr]

I would not recommend a Fluval for anyone wanting corals..
Its under powered and suitable for only low light corals close to the light at best..
A 24" deep tank is too deep for that fixture..

Good of you to question your LFS.. They aren't steering you in the best direction..

What type of canopy do you have? Can you show us pictures? We really need to see what would work as far as mounting..
Are you "handy" enough to come up with some type of mounting system for a light?

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Take a look @ the Ocean Revive T-247, see if it would work for you.