Lighting Advice Needed

[ycrazyy]

I am looking into buying a 24" T5 fixture for my new custom tank. I was originally looking into a Tek Light 4x 24w fixture, but then I ran across the Finnex 24" 4x 24w or 6x 24w fixture. The Finnex is a LOT less expensive than the Tek Light and comes with the bulbs. Is there a reason that the Finnex is so much less expensive? I would obviously much rather buy this fixture than the much more expensive one, but I want to know if there is a huge quality issue here that I am not seeing. The Finnex even comes with the mounting legs which saves another $70 or so off of the price of the Tek Light, not to mention the bulbs. Any help is really appreciated!
Link to Finnex 23" 4x 24w
Link to Finnex 6x 24w
Link to Tek Light 4x 24w

I forgot to mention this is going on a tank that is 24" W x 18" D x 16" H (custom made) and is being made mainly to house an anemone and a pair of clowns.

 

[theedudenator]

Did you buy this light yet?

 

[gregbot9000]

i think the TEK are more expensive because of there reflectors. they are slr(single light reflectors).

Nova also makes a similar 4x24wfixture for 160 that has lunar lights

 

[ycrazyy]

No I have not bought the light yet because the cabinet maker won't be done with the stand until the end of the month, so I figure I have time. However I am now leaning a lot more towards the Coralife Aqualight Pro 150w HQI + 2x 65W PC Actinics. I love the shimmer effect of MH and feel like it will give me more options in what I can put in the tank later (like a clam or such).

 

[Drewpdog]

the coralife aqualight Pro's are SOOOO nice im planing on geting the 250watt 48 incher for my seaclear 65 gallon acrylic tank im hoping to have set up in the next year

 

[missouriboy]

I would go with the MH if you can spend the money, you might want to do some SPS in the future and this would allow that and the anemone would appreciate it

 

[ycrazyy]

Well since this is a tank for the GF, everything has to look nice on the outside as well as the inside, so I've gotten over the issue of spending money on this tank. She already made me have a custom stand made for it and she actually *ghasps* likes the look of the Coralife light (I've run probably 15 lights by her, and all were too "ugly" to be on the tank).