[Candi]

Looking for some opinions. I have a 70 RR Oceanic tank and have used a 36" Current USA Nova Extreme Pro T5 fixture ( six 39 watt bulbs) on it for years and years with no complaints other than the size & noise as it ages, the fans are failing (screws rusted/broke so I can't even easily access to try and replace the fans) and I'm considering switching to LED pending price & most importantly if my corals would continue to do well. Tank is softies/LPS

I was looking at the Current USA Orbit Marine LED Saltwater Reef Lighting System 36-48" unit, which I could pair with 2 of the same in 18"-24" (which I bought for another setup and never ended up using) if needed. I know these aren't the best LED's but they are affordable and I'm comfortable with the timers/setup. Do you think one of the longer, or the one longer & my two smaller would work well for my tank or would I be better off sticking with t5's and either buying a new fixture or dealing with the noise from mine.

Thank you for any suggestions! I've had most of my corals for over 10yrs so I really don't want to do anything to hurt/upset them but quieter, cooler, and less expensive to run LED's sound really tempting.

 

[Devon]

Looking for some opinions. I have a 70 RR Oceanic tank and have used a 36" Current USA Nova Extreme Pro T5 fixture ( six 39 watt bulbs) on it for years and years with no complaints other than the size & noise as it ages, the fans are failing (screws rusted/broke so I can't even easily access to try and replace the fans) and I'm considering switching to LED pending price & most importantly if my corals would continue to do well. Tank is softies/LPS

I was looking at the Current USA Orbit Marine LED Saltwater Reef Lighting System 36-48" unit, which I could pair with 2 of the same in 18"-24" (which I bought for another setup and never ended up using) if needed. I know these aren't the best LED's but they are affordable and I'm comfortable with the timers/setup. Do you think one of the longer, or the one longer & my two smaller would work well for my tank or would I be better off sticking with t5's and either buying a new fixture or dealing with the noise from mine.

Thank you for any suggestions! I've had most of my corals for over 10yrs so I really don't want to do anything to hurt/upset them but quieter, cooler, and less expensive to run LED's sound really tempting.

I'm happy with my Kessil 360's but we f you have a budget, those Chinese black boxes seem to work for a lot of people

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[ssky]

I am using Orbit marine 36 inch led and y softies and lps are happy. I know they are not the best leds but for the price and if your tank is not too deep (mine is 75 gallon long tank) then it will work quite nicely.

 

[blasterman]

The best SPS tank (450gal) I've seen in the past 10 years is lit entirely by chinese black boxes.

I love Kessil point shimmer, but there will be a lot of shadowing on a 70gal unless you get at least 3 of them. Three Mars Aqua units (or black boxes which are the same thing) will be better for SPS because of the more even coverage. If you're aiming for mostly softer corals the shadowing issue with the Kessils becomes irrelevant.