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Reef Aquarium Lighting
 Hood Lighting Recommendations (up to 48" tanks)
Below is a list of common reef aquarium sizes and possible recommendations for Compact Fluorescent, VHO and Metal Halide w/ Compact Fluorescent Lights.

This chart is limited to lighting reef tanks with lighting hoods. Hoods are complete lighting systems in a housing that sit on top of the tank, or are raised up from the tank using mounting legs (that may come with the light or are an option). For those with existing canopies you should look at the Retrofit Lighting Chart.

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Aquarium Size
(length X width X depth) 		Reef Tank with Soft Corals and Live Rock Only Reef Tank with Soft Corals, LPS Corals and Live Rock Reef Tank with Soft Corals, LPS & SPS Corals and Live Rock
16" x 8" x 10"
5 gallons
 9" Mini Aqualight 2X9W
12" Satellite PC 1X18 		9" Mini Aqualight 2X9W
12" Satellite PC 1X18 		N/A

(You could use two 9" Mini Aqualights)
20" x 10" x 12"
10 gallons
 20" Aqualight PC 1X28W
20" Satellite PC 1X40 		20" Aqualight PC 1X28W
20" Satellite PC 1X40 		20" Aqualight PC 1X28W
20" Satellite PC 2X40
24" x 8" x 12"
10 gallons
 24" Aqualight PC 1X36W
24" Satellite PC 1X65 		24" Aqualight PC 1X36W
24" Satellite PC 1X65 		24" Aqualight PC 1X65W
24" Satellite PC 1X65W
24" Nova Extreme 4x24W
24" x 12" x 12"
15 gallons
 24" Aqualight PC 1X65W
24" Satellite PC 1X65 		24" Aqualight PC 1X65W
24" Satellite PC 1X65 		24" Aqualight PC 1X65W
24" Satellite PC 1X65
24" Nova Extreme 4x24W
24" x 12" x 16"
20 gallons
 24" Aqualight PC 1X65W
24" Satellite PC 1X65
24" Nova Extreme 4x24W 		24" Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Orbit PC 2X65
24" Satellite PC 2X65 		24" Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Orbit PC 2X65
24" Satellite PC 2X65
24" x 12" x 20"
25 gallons
 24" Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Orbit PC 2X65W
24" Satellite PC 2X65W 		24" Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X65W
24" Orbit PC 2X65W
24" Satellite PC 2X65W

 
30" x 12" x 12"
20 gallons
 30" Satellite PC 1X65
30" Aqualight PC 1X65 		30" Satellite PC 1X65
30" Aqualight PC 1X65 		30" Satellite PC 1X65
30" Aqualight PC 1X65
30" x 12" x 18"
29 gallons
 30" Aqualight PC 2X65W
30" Orbit PC 2X65
30" Dual Satellite PC 2X65 		30" Aqualight PC 2X65W
30" Orbit PC 2X65
30" Dual Satellite PC 2X65

 
36" x 12" x 18
40 gallons
 36" Aqualight PC 1X96W (96W total)
36" Satellite PC 1X96W (96W total) )
36" Nova Extreme 4x39W (156W total) 		36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total) 		36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" x 15" x 16"
40 gallons
 36" Aqualight PC 1X96W (96W total)
36" Satellite PC 1X96W (96W total)
36" Nova Extreme 4x39W (156W total) 		36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total) 		36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" x 15" x 20"
50 gallons
36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total) 		36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total) 		36" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X39W T5 Fluorescent (456W Total)
36" x 18" x 18"
50 gallons
 36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total) 		36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Lunar Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Metal Halide 1X175WMH, 2X96W PC (367W Total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total) 		36" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
36" Metal Halide 1X175WMH, 2X96W PC (367W Total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X39W T5 Fluorescent (456W Total)
36" x 18" x 20"
55 gallons
 36" Aqualight PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Orbit PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Dual Satellite PC 2X96W (192W total)
36" Metal Halide 1X175WMH, 2X96W PC (367W Total) 36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total) 		36" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
36" Metal Halide 1X175WMH, 2X96W PC (367W Total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total) 		36" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
36" Metal Halide 1X175WMH, 2X96W PC (367W Total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X39W T5 Fluorescent (456W Total)
36" x 18" x 24"
65 gallons
 36" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
36" Metal Halide 1X175WMH, 2X96W PC (367W Total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total) 		36" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
36" Metal Halide 1X175WMH, 2X96W PC (367W Total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X150MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (280W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 1X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (342W Total) 		36" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
36" Aqualight Pro 1X250MH, 2X65W Compact Fluorescent (380W Total)
36" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X39W T5 Fluorescent (456W Total)
48" x 13" x 16"
40 gallons
 48" Aqualight PC 2X65W (130W total)
48" Satellite PC 2X65W (130W total) 		48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Aqualight Lunar PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Satellite PC 4X65W (260W total) 		48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Aqualight Lunar PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Satellite PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" x 13" x 20"
55 gallons
 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Aqualight Lunar PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Satellite PC 4X65W (260W total) 		48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Aqualight Lunar PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Satellite PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)

THE FOLLOWING TWO LIGHTS PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING, BUT ARE 15 INCHES WIDE AND WILL BE TWO INCHES WIDER THAN A 13 INCH TANK


48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		48" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)

THE FOLLOWING THREE LIGHTS PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING, BUT ARE 14-15.25 INCHES WIDE AND WILL BE TWO INCHES WIDER THAN A 13 INCH TANK

48" Nova Extreme 8x54W (432W total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total)
48" x 15" x 18"
55 gallons
 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Satellite PC 4X65W (260W total) 		48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Satellite PC 4X65W (260W total) 		48" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total)
48" x 18" x 20"
75 gallons
 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Satellite PC 4X65W (260W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		48" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Nova Extreme 8x54W (432W total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total)
48" x 18" x 24"
90 gallons
48" Nova Extreme 8x54W (432W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		TWO 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO48" Orbit PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO48" Satellite PC 4X65W (520W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X250MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (692W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total)
48" x 18" x 30"
120 gallons
 TWO 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO48" Orbit PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO48" Satellite PC 4X65W (520W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		48" Metal Halide 2X250WMH, 2X96W PC (692W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X250MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (692W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X250MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (716W Total) 		48" Metal Halide 2X250WMH, 2X96W PC (692W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X250MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (692W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X250MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (716W Total)
48" x 24" x 20"
100 gallons
 48" Nova Extreme 8x54W (432W total)
48" Orbit PC 4X96W (384W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		TWO 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO 48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO 48" Orbit PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO 48" Satellite PC 4X65W (520W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		TWO 48" Aqualight Lunar PC 4X96W (768W total)
TWO 48" Orbit PC 4X96W (768W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total)
48" x 24" x 24"
120 gallons
 TWO 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO 48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO 48" Orbit PC 4X65W (520W total)
TWO 48" Satellite PC 4X65W (520W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		TWO 48" Orbit PC 4X96W (768W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X250WMH, 2X96W PC (692W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X250MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (692W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X250MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (716W Total) 		TWO 48" Orbit PC 4X96W (768W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X250WMH, 2X96W PC (692W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X250MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (692W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X250MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (716W Total)
48" x 24" x 30"
150 gallons
 THREE 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (780W total)
THREE 48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (780W total)
THREE 48" Orbit PC 4X65W (780W total)
THREE 48" Satellite PC 4X65W (780W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Elite Metal Halide 2X175WMH, 2X96W PC (542W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X150MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (492W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 2X130W Compact Fluorescent (560W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X150MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (516W Total) 		THREE 48" Aqualight PC 4X65W (780W total)
THREE 48" Lunar Aqualight PC 4X65W (780W total)
THREE 48" Orbit PC 4X65W (780W total)
THREE 48" Satellite PC 4X65W (780W total)
48" Metal Halide 2X250WMH, 2X96W PC (692W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X250MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (692W Total) 		48" Metal Halide 2X250WMH, 2X96W PC (692W Total)
48" Aqualight Pro 2X250MH, 2X96W Compact Fluorescent (692W Total)
48" Outer Orbit 2X250MH, 4X54W T5 Fluorescent (716W Total)

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