LED lighting

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Originally Posted by cordeiro

We both wouldn't know where to start in a DIY led task

Fair enough if it's something you're not comfortable with then just get a fixture for sure. But you might want to discuss as an option. In the DIY world you could do 100W of cree (enough for that size tank) in white, blue and royal blue for around $400 including everything you need except the controller. You can again use the savings for a controller like profilux which can control DIY LEDs the same way as any fixture. For red effects and lightning you can add profilux SIM sticks which do a better job of effect type things anyway. The main reason however is distribution, cube tanks are difficult to evenly light, DIY allows uniform distribution of LEDs over the area.