Need help choosing lights for a 220g

[dram537]

I have a 220g tank (72L x 24W x 30H) that I'm setting up as a reef. I currently have a 4x96 PC on it with a few corals that are doing ok, but I want to update my lights. My first thought was to get halides, but I live in Miami and my tank is at 79 as it is, and I don't want to get a chiller. Then I thought abouth getting another PC fisture like the one I have right now. That would give me a total of 768 watts, a little low, but a lot better than what I have now. I'm also looking at T5 fixture that comes with 12x80w, I guess I would be fine with that, but it is a little expensive compared to the other options, almost double the price of halides. There is also another T5 fixture that comes with 6x80, but again I think that would be too low for me.

I just need advice deciding what fixture to get. I'm also not to crazy about SPS.

Thanks for any advice
Danny

 

[tufacody]

Well if halides are out then I'd look at T5. PC are just to limiting, imo. Any decent light fixture for a 72" tank is gonna be expensive.

 

[dram537]

Yep, the 12x80 I was talking about is about $1,000. I'm also looking at LEDs, but thery are waaaaaaaay to expensive, the shippest I've found so far is $1,300.