lighting help for 55 gal reef tank

[libertonalex]

right now I have a standard 55 gallon tank (pic attached)

Im looking to purchase lights, and im planning on keep mostly Soft Corals and a few salt water fish in this reef tank.

http://www.amazon.com/Inch-AquaticLife-Light-Fixture-Lunar/dp/B001PQVRHS

Would this be close to what I am looking for? Can I go with a lesser setup? Does anyone know a good place to get good pricing?

Thanks for your help!

[shifty51008]

IMO I would stick with the 4 bulb setup, you can put corals anwhere in the tank and even add some LPS down the road if you want to.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/products/lighting/t5-florescent-aquarium-lighting/t5-fixtures/sunlight-supply-tek-light-t5-fixtures.html

[libertonalex]

isn't that going to cause issues with the bar that runs through the middle of my tank?

[Reefman29]

How big is the bar? You should be okay with softies. The bar really shouldn't be that big of a deal, especially with 4 bulbs.

[Jstdv8]

take a look at the nova extreme pro 4 light, should be perfect and a good bang for your buck. make sure and get the pro version.

[rayn]

That is the same light I'm running on my 55 and I love it. 3-330 is general retail unless you find it used. Well with the money, only one power cord and seperate timers for 700+, actinic, and leds. Ill post some pics of mine when I get home if you want to see it.

[sante210]

Check out Wave Point also. I got mine about a month ago and really like it for the $300 price range

[libertonalex]

That is the same light I'm running on my 55 and I love it. 3-330 is general retail unless you find it used. Well with the money, only one power cord and seperate timers for 700+, actinic, and leds. Ill post some pics of mine when I get home if you want to see it.


which is the same light? id love pictures. $300ish is doable

[Jstdv8]

i take that back. they don't make a 4 bulb pro model.
here is the 4 bulb non pro model (lacks individual reflectors)
http://www.bigalsonline.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/StoreItem.vm&siId=1381777&catParentID=57011&scId=57011&ctl_nbr=3684&utm_source=Froogle&utm_campaign=FroogleUSA+Datafeed&utm_medium=Comparison+Shopping&CAWELAID=388702948

and here is the pro model 6 light. you could keep just about anything in a 55 with this light...
http://www.current-usa.com/nova_extreme_pro
That's the one I have over my 120.
i paid 425.00 and that was shipped to Alaska, you could get into it for 380.00 or so in the lower 48

[rayn]

I was talking about the aquaticlife 4 bulb system. Here are pics in all three modes, but the camera doesn't do the blue leds justice
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All on, then actinics only, then led only.