Need a light for a 10 gallon tank

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I am in search of a light for my 10 gallon clown tank. If you have anything that is either a pendant or a small fixture please let me know, if not I may consider going down the road of leds. Thanks

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how strong of a light do you need? I’m pretty sure i have an extra but its just one of those standard hoods that come with the kit…

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Looking for something that can grow coral, im thinking one of the par 38 leds might work best.

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How much light are you looking to push ?
I have done a lot of experimenting and studying of PAR38 Bulbs and a good spread is normally around 8" x 8" or 12" x 12", I would think with a 10g you would need to be around 16 inches above the tank to get 12 x 12 spread.

For that size tank unless you really have a desire to play with LED, I would recommend a 20" or 24" T5HO unit.
They are only 18 - 24 watts and you should be fine with two bulbs for most softy’s and mid to low light LPS

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Thanks for the good info, the only challenge is tryin to light mangroves as well, with a structured root system i am unsure of what corals i can actually keep. If i could find a nice t5 fixture i could suspend it from the shelf above the tank.

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if you want to grow corals the cheapest would be t5 but you can led and actinic t5 it if you wanna spend some more two actinic t5 and a diy led would grow anything.