Lighting dilemma

keu131 · 10-21-2011, 05:25 PM

Hello every one :D

i am new to salt water aquariums and have had a few troubles. i have a simple tank set up a jebo R390 its around 130 litre water capacity.
i have one little clown fish and a zebra damsel.. plenty of live rock (thought i still want more more more! i love the look of live rock!!!)

my big dilemma is that my lighting is broken! something has gone wrong with the whole fixture there is a lot of rust and it started shorting out our power before it went flop and now will not turn on at all!

it has unfortunately been off for a few months. we have not been able to afford a new one! we are trying trying to save up! but some times life just doesn't allow happy money spending :P

my question is what kind of lights should i be looking for? i would love lights capable of growing plant life and coral.

thank you so much for any help or advice

Reefing Madness · 10-21-2011, 05:40 PM

T-5 2 lamp HO light would do ya.

cidly24 · 10-26-2011, 03:15 AM

why not use led aquarium light,it is the trend now, they economical. save energy and money,friendly environment.

brett.kasa · 11-01-2011, 02:18 PM

Use outta-tank LEDs

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keu131 Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 5 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lighting dilemma Hello every one :D i am new to salt water aquariums and have had a few troubles. i have a simple tank set up a jebo R390 its around 130 litre water capacity. i have one little clown fish and a zebra damsel.. plenty of live rock (thought i still want more more more! i love the look of live rock!!!) my big dilemma is that my lighting is broken! something has gone wrong with the whole fixture there is a lot of rust and it started shorting out our power before it went flop and now will not turn on at all! it has unfortunately been off for a few months. we have not been able to afford a new one! we are trying trying to save up! but some times life just doesn't allow happy money spending :P my question is what kind of lights should i be looking for? i would love lights capable of growing plant life and coral. thank you so much for any help or advice

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