Supplementing My Lighting

[Icewing726]

Hi guys, my tank is in need of a little revitalizing (AKA my wife suggested it so now I'm semi odd free to engage).

Currently I keep fish with some Zoas, mushrooms, and GSP's. The GSPs have just started to grow after a year in that tank and I have some mushrooms sticking around but nothing epic. The zoas are kind of there but not really growing as well (lost some). I'm not sure if lighting is the only issue but I do know that eventually I want to put an anenome in the tank so I need to beef it up somewhat.

My current setup is the marine current ic pro (2 fixtures with double density leds). My tank is 24inx24inx60in. Lights are about a foot off of the surface of the water on arms, and the sand bed is about 2-3in deep in most places. Also worth noting, I run these lights at 20% white and max everything else. I know thats reducing my par but I like the blue spectrum. Even under this lighting the zoas in the mid range have continued to live. Finally, I have a screen to keep the fish in.

Ok I lied, there is one last thing. Aesthetics matter to me. I'd like something that I can mount on the arms that hold my current usa lights or that have goose necked supports.

Any suggestions for supplementing my light? The only goose necked ones I've found so far are the kessils and I can't find much par information on those.

Let me know if you need any other information from me. Thanks.

 

[mcgyvr]

Current Orbit on a 24" deep tank with the lights 12" off the water... Yep.. you certainly need to supplement/replace that..

How are they 12" off the water? Sitting on a canopy?
Can you lower them?
How about adding some T5 retros?

Budget?
What specifically does your wife have in mind for a goal here?

 

[Icewing726]

The tank is 24 inch tall but the top 2 in or so is rim and the bottom 2-3 is sand. The lights are mounted on the arms you can buy for for them which elevates them a bit. I'd like to grow my zoas, GSP's, and mushrooms a bit better and I'd like to be able to keep an Anemone as well. The tank is covered with a screen as well.

I'm not looking to go crazy here and turn into a full blown reef, but I know I need to supplement the PAR here. I'd say 500 is about the max I would probably spend here which is why I was thinking something that is small enough to work along side these lights would be best.