Lighting recommendations?

[TheGeneral75]

Can anyone recommend a good 4' LED light for a reef tank?

Thanks!
Dale

 

[E46er]

budget?

 

[rsain]

Types of critters desired?

 

[TheGeneral75]

Would prefer not to spend more than $300-$400.
Acan's, Frogspawn, Zooas, Leathers, Xenia, Birdsnest.

 

[rsain]

Lighting recommendations?

You have roughly one bazillion options because of your critter choice and budget. Lots of people will toss opinions out ... Read thoroughly and carefully.

I like the following, should give you room to expand your tastes if you choose to. But this is only a suggestion:

Mars Aqua LED
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2474870

You can spend 400 days on here reading about lighting alone. Study, look for general trends rather than specific instances. Make informed decisions and be patient.

-ryan

Edit: broke my own rule... You wanted a 4'. The above are not 4' long.

 

[TheGeneral75]

ok thanks so much Ryan! I had a feeling you were going to say that

 

[robgonsailing]

I've had my eye on new lights from Ledzeal. The Malibu s300 is 4 ft long with 4 controllable channels via wifi app and you can specify the led configuration. Runs about $500 shipped from China. There is a thread on here with lots of user feedback.

 

[tastyfish]

I have the LedZeal over my 4x2x2, very capable and powerful light. Customer service is very good also. I'm using the app-controlled version and GillGuy's custom layout from this thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2338097&highlight=ledzeal

 

[Ron Reefman]

ReefBreeders has an EverGrow made Photon 48 that is the same as the Photon 32 only 16" longer but the same number of leds. It's bright enough for anything, has a built-in sunrise/sunset controller and costs just above your budget at $499.

The MarsAqua that Ryan mentioned will cover 4' of tank. But you asked for a 4' fixture. So is your tank more than 4' long?