Sorry man but honestly your probably better off going a different rout anyways. If I was you(starting a 40b on a budget) I would get a 4-6 bulb 24" t5 horticulture fixture off amazon for like $100 and put a kessil a80 in the middle to add some shimmer and control ability.
The ati hybrids are really nice. Otherwise the reef brite strips integrate reasonably well. If you want shimmer you'll need a daylight, or 50/50 strip at a minimum. The all blues don't provide much shimmer from what I've read.
I have one kessil on the tank with the t5's and half the tank looks amazing. Eventually I'll get a 8 or even 10 bulb t5 fixture and pull two center bulbs and mount two kessils in it. Just need to pick up one more kessil 150 or 160
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