lighting for soft coral 5 gal fluval spec?

[RubenG88]

I have the original lights right now and its been sustaining the coral but i havn't seen any growth, what kind of lighting do you guys recomend, or what kind of lights are you guys running on your nanos?

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[RubenG88]

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I was looking at this one but idk how good it is for soft coral

[RubenG88]

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[RubenG88]

Any advice lol

[terrypercula]

I don't really know that light or anything about it lol it might be good I have no idea. Any specs on it? How many leds? Color combo? Lumens?

[terrypercula]

There's a couple other guys here with these tanks maybe PM them and find out what lights they're using.

[RubenG88]

Good idea

[KungfuReefer]

IMO The best bang for your buck would definitely be the current orbit marine led that just came out around october-november last year http://www.amazon.com/Current-USA-Marine-Aquarium-24-Inch/dp/B00GFTK7CQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1392449074&sr=8-4&keywords=current+usa+orbit+marine+led

comes with built in timer so you won't have to buy a separate controller. It also has a bunch of cool features like dawn to dusk, thunderstorm mode and cloud mode, which you don't really need but is cool for showing off your tank when your friends come over lol

its good for softies and lps but might not be too good for sps


I personally got the maxspect razor nano led fixture on my fluval spec v, but i really think its more like than this little tank needs lol

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[RubenG88]

That looks awesome, does that powerhead create too much flow? I was tjinking of putting one in mine but i thought it would be a little too strong

[KungfuReefer]

The stock return pump doesn't get enough flow. I looked at other people's fluval spec v build and i woudl say 80% of them replaced it with the mini jet 606 which is so much better than the stock pump.

thehttp://www.amazon.com/Marineland-Mini-Jet-Powerhead-VERSION-Misc/dp/B009LN1HWW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392487344&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+jet+606

As for the powerhead, the hydor koralia 240gph is perfect

http://www.amazon.com/Hydor-Koralia-Nano-Aquarium-Circulation/dp/B0036S4YZ0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1392487498&sr=8-3&keywords=hydor+koralia

Its not too much flow because your corals need it to get rid of the waste inside their system especially sps. With the powerhead + the minijet 606, it keeps detritus from settling on your sandbed and keeps the water crystal clear looking

[RubenG88]

Thanks for the imput ill have to upgrade my pump, light and add a mini jet, what are you doing with the media? Did you get rid of the sponge in the filter box?