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I've been running my Micro 30 for about a year now with the stock Skkye 30w tablet. It's got a loud fan, it's kinda weak and I have no control over anything other than turning it and/or the moonlights on and off.

 

I have various soft corals and a few LPS. I get some really slow growth and ok colour (even my Goniopora seems happy) but I know this light is limiting me.

 

I thought I had it narrowed down to the Razor Nano based on looks, no fan and decent controllability but the more I read, the more confused I get.

 

Will the Razor Nano be enough for this tank? I'd like better growth and the ability to put a Monte or other relatively easy SPS at the top.

 

Will the shadowing be as bad as some people say or will I wish I had gotten the 120w version or some other, wider light? Budget is definitely an issue. There's no way I'm ever going to have Radion money.

 

Any other suggestions (and why they're being recommended) that are readily available in Canada would be appreciated.

 

P.S. I need to update my pic, that's actually my original BC14 that I no longer have

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I've been running my Micro 30 for about a year now with the stock Skkye 30w tablet. It's got a loud fan, it's kinda weak and I have no control over anything other than turning it and/or the moonlights on and off.

 

I have various soft corals and a few LPS. I get some really slow growth and ok colour (even my Goniopora seems happy) but I know this light is limiting me.

 

I thought I had it narrowed down to the Razor Nano based on looks, no fan and decent controllability but the more I read, the more confused I get.

 

Will the Razor Nano be enough for this tank? I'd like better growth and the ability to put a Monte or other relatively easy SPS at the top.

 

Will the shadowing be as bad as some people say or will I wish I had gotten the 120w version or some other, wider light? Budget is definitely an issue. There's no way I'm ever going to have Radion money.

 

Any other suggestions (and why they're being recommended) that are readily available in Canada would be appreciated.

 

P.S. I need to update my pic, that's actually my original BC14 that I no longer have

What are the dimensions of the tank?

*Edit* I looked it up, a nano box would be good, i'm selling a Maxspect razer 120watt in the classifieds that would work too, Kinda depends how much you want to spend.

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What are the dimensions of the tank?

*Edit* I looked it up, a nano box would be good, i'm selling a Maxspect razer 120watt in the classifieds that would work too, Kinda depends how much you want to spend.

Being in Canada it makes buying off the forum more difficult and the poor exchange rate means that I need to get a great deal to justify it.

 

The 120w Razor would require me to hang it from some sort of wall mount which isn't ideal but is probably doable. I'm hoping for a tank mount which is why I was leaning towards the Nano. I just don't know if a single puck led will give too much shadowing.

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Being in Canada it makes buying off the forum more difficult and the poor exchange rate means that I need to get a great deal to justify it.

 

The 120w Razor would require me to hang it from some sort of wall mount which isn't ideal but is probably doable. I'm hoping for a tank mount which is why I was leaning towards the Nano. I just don't know if a single puck led will give too much shadowing.

the razers come with a tank mount, buy i understand with the exchange rate

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I don't think the tank mount for the 120w will work on my tank. I'm pretty sure it's too wide. I know the Nano will work though.

 

I was hoping for more action on this. I know that there are lots of people with Micro 30s on here. Not everyone can be using Radions or T5s.

 

Beuller? Beuller?

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