3 gallon tank lighting

[thompson2224]

What's a good light for a 3 gallon tank that will allow me to keep corals but is also on the cheaper side?

[Blown 346]

What kind of corals do you want to keep?

There are tons of lighting options.

[thompson2224]

I'd like to keep LPS and soft corals most likely. I wouldn't keep anything that is too difficult to care for. I'd like to not spend much on this light because I'm trying to save up to upgrade my 20 to a 55 gallon over the summer

[thompson2224]

Possibly mushrooms as well like ricordea. Also looking at dendros right now

[Blown 346]

What are the dimensions of the tank? Height, width and depth.

[robn70]

One of these Coral Compulsion bulbs http://coralcompulsion.com/led/PAR-BULBS would be a good choice. not to expensive either. I have one of their par 30 bulbs over my 3 Jbj Picotype softy tank. For an Sps tank i would go with the the par 38 bulb.

[thompson2224]

This is the tank I'm thinking of getting http://www.bigalspets.com/bubbling-led-kit-half-moon-3-gal.html

[thompson2224]

How good would a 6500k light do for a tank this size?

[Blown 346]

youd be better off with a 10,000K bulb

[thompson2224]

Will a 10,000K support coral? What would the 6500K be good for?

[Blown 346]

6500 would be a good starting point for fresh water plants. Yes a 10K will support coral. You also have to look at the intensity of bulbs as in lighting spectrum. Then there is the wattage of the bulb or bulbs.