fermentedhiker
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Well it looks like the saltwater bug has hit me 
I'm going to be breaking down the low light/tech 20L I was intending to be a betta albimarginatta biotype and converting it in to a small frag tank.
Give that a 20L is so shallow it won't take a lot of power to light it. I know I could get a BML strip this length and dim it, but they come with 90 degree optics and with such a shallow tank I don't think I would get enough spread to evenly cover the bottom.
I was leaning towards something like this;
www.reefbreeders.com/shop/photon-24-w/ but at almost 400$ that seems a bit overkill for such a small tank.
any other suggestions?
lights I currently have that I don't think will do(at least not without supplementation);
30" BML 1200K strip with 90 degree optics= not enough blue maybe for good growth and not enough coverage with 90 degree optics
30" marineland double bright= just plain not enough light
30" current extreme PC fixture with a 10000K bulb in it= needs for blue? inefficient compared to leds
30" finnex planted plus no optics(120 degree)= very little blue
I'm going to be breaking down the low light/tech 20L I was intending to be a betta albimarginatta biotype and converting it in to a small frag tank.Give that a 20L is so shallow it won't take a lot of power to light it. I know I could get a BML strip this length and dim it, but they come with 90 degree optics and with such a shallow tank I don't think I would get enough spread to evenly cover the bottom.
I was leaning towards something like this;
www.reefbreeders.com/shop/photon-24-w/ but at almost 400$ that seems a bit overkill for such a small tank.
any other suggestions?
lights I currently have that I don't think will do(at least not without supplementation);
30" BML 1200K strip with 90 degree optics= not enough blue maybe for good growth and not enough coverage with 90 degree optics
30" marineland double bright= just plain not enough light
30" current extreme PC fixture with a 10000K bulb in it= needs for blue? inefficient compared to leds
30" finnex planted plus no optics(120 degree)= very little blue
