Lighting Advice

I am finally getting to get my tank going, and I am still a ways from needing a light. I have done a lot of research but there are so many lighting options out there. I was going to get a reefbreeder light https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/photon-24-v2/ or the 32 inch photon i found SB reef lighting https://sbreeflights.com/sbox-reef-lights/4-sbox-pro-32-timer.html that is a bit cheaper. I cant break the bank on a light but I also dont want to get too cheap a fixture. I have a 40 breeder tank and we like the color that corals provide and the wife wants a clam or 2.

 

I have an aquaticlife led expert series fixture on my 40 breeder. It's a great light that can grow near anything has a bunch of setting but not as strong as I thought it would be. I am prolly gonna go with an ati sunpower 8 bulb fixture on my next tank as I want to do sps only. But for a mixed reef I have no complaints about my light and only paid $400 for it New and covers the tank pretty well.

 

My light looks similar to the reef breeder your looking at but I have no experience with those lights.

 

I did a quick look up at each and I don't seem to see a spectral chart for the 2nd LED unit you listed.

I would go with the first unit because it has a spectral chart and it also lists the individual LEDs with the primary wavelength they emit. You can compare the spectral chart to the popular ATI Blue + bulbs that are known to grow a large range of corals.

Looks like the first unit also has individual dimming programs for each color, which is good cause you can adjust the overall spectrum to your liking or closer to the ATI bulbs.

 

Thanks for the advice, the dimming programs made the difference for me. Gona get the reef breeders light I suppose