Help lighting a 180 gallon tank
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want live plants? high quality? low light setup? no plants? saltwater? coral? need some basic details on tank plans then people will be glad to help 
For fresh water a cheap easy way is shop fixtures from Lowes or Home Depot. A couple cheap 36" fixtures would work good on a 180. If you feel you need it buy aquarium bulbs for a higher kelvin rating like 10k but the 65k bulbs you can but there look pretty decent. If you want moon lights buy some strands of blue led xmas lights from walmart for 13 bux. I stuffed the leds in my fixtures that came with my tank it it is the perfect amount of light at night for a couple hours.
Dont buy a $600 light! Just get some T5HO's. Aquatraders.com seems to be a great place to get lights. Or check out ebay. Look up t5 ho. The lights for indoor growing are pretty nice. For low light plants t-8's are fine. if you add to much light with plants with out co2 you will have algae problems
I am still in the dark ages using t-8 bulbs. But I think everything looks great. You can really spend a lot of money for lights. I don't think there is really a right or wrong way for fish. But if you are growing plants or have coral then there are must requirements.
Wow $600 for a light!...that's ridiculous! Is the light fixture made of gold? lol
The people above have offered some great alternatives for much cheaper! Good thing you came here...I can't see myself spending $600 for lights
The people above have offered some great alternatives for much cheaper! Good thing you came here...I can't see myself spending $600 for lights