lighting for 15AGA?

[ZooZ]

Hey y'all! Just starting an 15 AGA setup. I currently have

15lbs of crushed coral
2 x koralia #1's
100W stealth heater
AC30 filter with LR rubble in there.

I got about 1lb of sand from my friends 1yr 14G biocube to seed it but I am not sure what lighting to go with. I am going to keep mostly zoanthids, ricordeas and some tridacnid clams. What do you guys recommend I should go with. The most I am willing to spend is $110, trying to keep the cost minimal for this setup.

 

[ZooZ]

You guys think a 70w Sunpod would be sufficient?

 

[FiShTaCo]

more than sufficient

 

[ZooZ]

what are some other good options? How is this fixture? Out of my budget but is it worth it?

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/s...4"+New+Wave+T5+Fixture+-+4-Bulb,+4+x+24W.html

 

[reefman23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13659600#post13659600 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ZooZ
what are some other good options? How is this fixture? Out of my budget but is it worth it?

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/s...4"+New+Wave+T5+Fixture+-+4-Bulb,+4+x+24W.html

That would be awesome and well worth the money invested IMO... the 70 watt mh would be very focused in the middle of the tank and the ends would be dim.

Jesse

 

[ZooZ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13659974#post13659974 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefman23
That would be awesome and well worth the money invested IMO... the 70 watt mh would be very focused in the middle of the tank and the ends would be dim.

Jesse

Yea I was worried about the light be just concentrated in the middle, but I love the shimmering effect from halides.

 

[deepblue68]

i have 130 watt 24 in. coralife (saltwater light)on my 15 gallon aga.10k white and 420 actnic.each bulb is 65 watt each.

 

[ZooZ]

Yea but I wanted to keep clams and the PC wont be good enough. BTW the tank dimensions are 24x10x10. What you guys think about this?
http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=188

 

[deepblue68]

how about this system from aquatraders.com .they also have a 150watt 20in light which you could hang.

http://www.aquatraders.com/metal-halide-system.aspx