Ok, so I was actually going to title this "light my tank" ... but this morning, one of the locals posted on our local board that he just _had_ to sell his 30g Oceanic cube, and the price was too good to pass up.
So rather than a standard 29g, I'm now lighting a 30g cube. Yay!
I've had the gamut of lighting systems in my years reefing, mostly retrofits. I would really like to try one of those all-in-one mount-to-the-top-of-the-tank fixtures to keep this looking as sleek as possible. The problem is, I don't know what I'm looking for.
The tank is 20" across. My first true nano.
I'd like to try a single halide fixture, like a SunPod maybe, but I'm open to T5 and VHO. Or even PC. I plan to keep a smattering of my zoanthid collection in there as a growout tank, and keep it a peaceful tank. (Pipefish/horses anyone?) Or perhaps an anemone/clown species tank. Still, I'd like to have ample lighting - past experience says that it's hard to overlight and I like to keep my options open.
Although the Solaris looks waaay cool, it's way out of my price range, which would ideally be less than $200. (Especially if I can find something used.)
Thoughts? Ideas?
