13 gallon aio light?

[Daurland]

I’m setting up another 13 gallon aio rimless
What’s a good affordable light
Open to all recommendations
Please let me know thank you

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I’m setting up another 13 gallon aio rimless
What’s a good affordable light
Open to all recommendations
Please let me know thank you

Depending on budget, you have a lot of options for a tank that size.

AI Prime would work.

Some of the Nicrew lights will work great (I have one on a pico and just used the separate timer)

Depending on what you want to grow, a kessil a80 would work.

I would just look through some of the nano builds and get an idea of what everyone is running, howling they have had it and take a look at the pics of their tanks and stock to see if their light fits your need and go from there.

 

[Daurland]

Depending on budget, you have a lot of options for a tank that size.

AI Prime would work.

Some of the Nicrew lights will work great (I have one on a pico and just used the separate timer)

Depending on what you want to grow, a kessil a80 would work.

I would just look through some of the nano builds and get an idea of what everyone is running, howling they have had it and take a look at the pics of their tanks and stock to see if their light fits your need and go from there.

I use 2 150 watt nicrew with the nicrew controller on my 75 gallon and I love them but don’t know if I would do the 30 watt or the 100 watt if I went that route

but still looking around seeing what’s out there I’ve seen the a80 and ai prime on most

 

[fr3n0z]

many here adviced me on the noopsyche k7 mini. I have 2 lominie 30w on my 13g and even if they're not bad, i would not buy them again.

 

[Daurland]

Depending on budget, you have a lot of options for a tank that size.

AI Prime would work.

Some of the Nicrew lights will work great (I have one on a pico and just used the separate timer)

Depending on what you want to grow, a kessil a80 would work.

I would just look through some of the nano builds and get an idea of what everyone is running, howling they have had it and take a look at the pics of their tanks and stock to see if their light fits your need and go from there.

many here adviced me on the noopsyche k7 mini. I have 2 lominie 30w on my 13g and even if they're not bad, i would not buy them again.

You would not buy either of those ?

 

[Eagle_Steve]

You would not buy either of those ?

If it was me, I would run an a80 or a prime. I currently have both brands and like them. If I kept the tank simple, would just an a80 and the controller. If I wanted to do SPS in there, I would run a prime. (a80 will grow ups, but prime does it with less intensity, so light should last longer)

I do like the nicrew 30w and have one on a pico, but I can get the color I want from a prime or a80 without issue and make them look like all of my other tanks.

Each light does have pros/cons. a80 is no noise, as passive cooled. Prime has some slight fan noise, but not much. Prime will get more par then a kessil, while kessil has that famous shimmer.

 

[liddojunior]

Try the new Ai Blade.
I ordered the grow light myself and will be using for same size tank when it arrives

 

[Tamberav]

What corals are you going to keep?
What dimensions?
What is affordable? One person's affordable is $300 and the next is $100 and the next it $60.

 

[Daurland]

What corals are you going to keep?
What dimensions?
What is affordable? One person's affordable is $300 and the next is $100 and the next it $60.

It would be Zoa, Duncan, mushrooms, torch and hammer just off the top of my head

 

[Tamberav]

It would be Zoa, Duncan, mushrooms, torch and hammer just off the top of my head

Any of the lights listed should work fine for softies and LPS so really I would just pick based on price point, visual appeal, and how much control you want.

 

[Daurland]

Any of the lights listed should work fine for softies and LPS so really I would just pick based on price point, visual appeal, and how much control you want.

Yeah just looking at what one to get and am about to run a controller and which controller if so

 

[Tamberav]

Yeah just looking at what one to get and am about to run a controller and which controller if so

Kessil: best shimmer + quiet (no fans) - have to buy separate kessil controller (if you want more then on and off) and arm for it separate, it is fairly weak light (has to be to have no fan)

Prime: bluetooth control right out of the box, have to buy arm separate - sometimes the lenses melt but you can buy new lenses

Blade: spectrum not as broad as other lights, more so if you only get one, expensive if you invest in 2

Nicrew: much cheaper then other options since it comes with a mount, you have them so you know more then me about them

 

[fr3n0z]

If it was me, I would run an a80 or a prime. I currently have both brands and like them. If I kept the tank simple, would just an a80 and the controller. If I wanted to do SPS in there, I would run a prime. (a80 will grow ups, but prime does it with less intensity, so light should last longer)

I do like the nicrew 30w and have one on a pico, but I can get the color I want from a prime or a80 without issue and make them look like all of my other tanks.

Each light does have pros/cons. a80 is no noise, as passive cooled. Prime has some slight fan noise, but not much. Prime will get more par then a kessil, while kessil has that famous shimmer.

i would not buy the lominie/lumini pixie30. I would buy the k7 mini since on the paper is waaaay better and people here seems happy about it. Then if budget wasn't a problem i would go on a prime 16