Light this tank

Jerry W

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Looking for suggestions on the best lighting for my 37 gal column tank.

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It's a fowlr right now but I'd like to keep an anemone for my pair of ocellaris. The tank is 25 deep, 20 inches wide and 18 front to back. Thinking of E.quadricolor but open to other anems that host this sp. of clown. Appreciate any input.
I was looking at this pendant fixture but not sure if this would suffice or be too much.

http://www.aquaticlife.com/products/265
 
Should be fine. I ran two of those over my 40g Breeder. AquaticLife is a great company. Top quality light fixtures with outstanding customer service.
 
Yup, that would do it, especially if you only want to keep BTA's. That is sort of a funky shape for a reef tank. Its a little too deep for a 150 watt, but so little surface area that a 250 watt fixture would be overkill.

If you have the cash for a nice LED fixture, that might be the perfect answer for a tank like that. I'm not an LED expert but a quick search found this kind of fixture. http://www.marinedepot.com/Innovative_Marine_92_Watt_Skkye_Light_Tablet_LED_Light_Aquarium_LED_Pendant_Lights-Innovative_Marine-0I10208-FILTFILDLP-vi.html
 
Should be fine. I ran two of those over my 40g Breeder. AquaticLife is a great company. Top quality light fixtures with outstanding customer service.

Thanks./ I've heard good things about these lights. My lfs carries them.

Yup, that would do it, especially if you only want to keep BTA's. That is sort of a funky shape for a reef tank. Its a little too deep for a 150 watt, but so little surface area that a 250 watt fixture would be overkill.

If you have the cash for a nice LED fixture, that might be the perfect answer for a tank like that. I'm not an LED expert but a quick search found this kind of fixture. http://www.marinedepot.com/Innovative_Marine_92_Watt_Skkye_Light_Tablet_LED_Light_Aquarium_LED_Pendant_Lights-Innovative_Marine-0I10208-FILTFILDLP-vi.html

Nice fixture but out of my price range. I've read a lot on led fixtures and can't yet decide if they are what they're cracked up to be. A lot of folks seem disappointed in them. That's a great looking light though.
 
If you have the cash for a nice LED fixture, that might be the perfect answer for a tank like that. I'm not an LED expert but a quick search found this kind of fixture. http://www.marinedepot.com/Innovative_Marine_92_Watt_Skkye_Light_Tablet_LED_Light_Aquarium_LED_Pendant_Lights-Innovative_Marine-0I10208-FILTFILDLP-vi.html


I was able to play around with one of those Skkye Tablets at work and the coloration of them is horrible. They look sooooo yellow. Even adding 2 445nm stunners to it didnt even help...
 
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