Inexpensive LED for 120 gallon fowlr

[Kayadad]

I will be picking up a used 120 RR tank tonight. It has glass tops and I will run it as fowlr. I am looking for an inexpensive LED light to run it. What would you recommend?

[Reeflife916]

I will be picking up a used 120 RR tank tonight. It has glass tops and I will run it as fowlr. I am looking for an inexpensive LED light to run it. What would you recommend?

I would recommend a few of the Chinese black box units. They are very inexpensive and if you decide to keep corals they are adequate

[vashawn]

get evergrow 120d full spect i have 3 on my 265 mixed @ 50%
tank is doing great
you can probaly get 1 unit off ebay for $60-100

[mcgyvr]

Since its fish only then any light will do..
Whats your budget?
Want it hanging over the tank or resting on top/legs?

[LED Jack]

I would not waste the money on LEDs for a tank that does not house coral.

[hotdogmj71]

How much is inexpensive?

I've got 2 of the 165w MarsAqua LEDs. I paid 150 for both.

[Percula9]

Try the Fluval full spectrum.Under $200 and adequate for your purpose.Check EBay.

[Westcoastindia]

Cheapest option would be SMD LEDS TUBE, cool whites and blues. I guess they are around 40 watts for 4 ft length. 4 tubes would be a killer. Should be very cheap in states. In my country they are around 8 USD each. They aint require no driver just plug and play.

[Kayadad]

Sorry for not responding. I drove 7+ hours round trip after work last night to pickup tank. Now to answer a few questions.

I will be using the glass tops that came with the tank. I don't really care if the light has legs or sits on tie the glass. It does have to look decent as there is no hood.

My budget is cheap! I want to be in the $50 - 150 range. How high depends on how much I can sell my icecap 660 retro setup for. I don't mind buying used.

I want LED for the low energy use, less heat, small fixture, and no changing expensive bulbs regularly. I have had corals in past and really want to just enjoy a fowlr. Things may change but that is what I am going for right now.

Another post had some cheap eBay led fixtures. I will drag over the link.

[Kayadad]

Another post had some cheap eBay led fixtures. I will drag over the link.

Since its a FOWLR you could use cheaper fixtures like these.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301832390808?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&var=600642152419&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

or

http://www.aquatraders.com/LED-Aquarium-Lighting-Beamswork-Tropical-Fish-p/66377.htm

What about something like these lights?

[fraggin corals]

I bought the one from Ebay for a 75 FOWLR and found it to be way to yellow for my taste. I bought another one from Marsaqua that is much better and under $100 but you have to manually turn it on and off via the IR remote.

[Diana A]

Chinese black box on ebay.

[cougareyes]

Trust me do not get the ebay specials or any full spectrum led light for your fowlr. I put them on my 210 fowlr and my 1st impression was wow, the colors of the fish were spectacular. Then I had cyano and algae off gassing issues constantly and my parameters were good and I couldn't figure it out. I taped over all the red, green. and yellow leds and added more flow, and voila problem solved. Full spectrum leds are not suited for a tank that does not have life to use colors like red, green, and yellow. Get a simple combo white and blue led.

[Indymann99]

You may want to look into a Current USA Marine Orbit (NOT the pro version). I ran this light as my 120 Fowler for 2 yrs and it was fine. Has sunrise / sunset and even the useless "storm/lightning" programs.

I currently use mine as a "filler" light for my 2x AI Hydra 26's (helps reduce the shadowing from the AI "point source" LEDS.

It is NOT suitable for ANY coral (in my opinion)..