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Originally Posted by jorjef
Ya I had some bad math going on here.... 2x SOL plus controller is about $890.00 so it's more like 80% more....
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I think your math is still off - I'm looking at "thereefshoppe" and I see their 48" 4 bulb aquaticlife fixture for $450, add in 4 bulbs for $30 each = $120 for an initial price of $570. Against the SOL package you're looking at that's a difference of $320. That difference will disappear after 3 sets of bulb changes (2.5 -3 years) on the aquaticlife fixture and the aquaticlife fixture will severely limit you if you ever want to do anything other than softies and low-light lps.
How wide front to back is your tank? If it's 4 feet I'm going to guess at least 18" in which case you would need a 6 bulb t5 fixture. Also, if you're set on T5's buy the one with the better reflector... moonlights and timers can be added very inexpensively to any fixture.