eledile
Active member
Watts don't matter, plain and simple. PAR is the important thing to consider.
The Aquatic Life will work but I would look into an ATI Sunpower.
Aquatic Life fixture - $399 on Marine Depot. Add in $150 for 6 new bulbs and you are at $549.
ATI Sunpower - $512 with bulbs from Reefgeek.
You will have a much better fixture with the ATI and selling an ATI down the road is pretty easy if need be. Not to mention that the ATI cools the bulbs much better than AL and you won't have to replace them quite as often.
So does that mean I wouldn't need 6 bulbs on there? Cause that's my main reason for suggesting the 6 bulb fixture. Would 4 bulbs do the trick for a tank that size? it's 24"x24"x20" It comes with 2 bulbs anyways, so I can always just add another fixture or hardwire the two together or retrofit them into one..I'm just looking into all my options at the moment and don't want to get set into stone on one...