Kassuns Reef

The most expensive piece of your reef tank is the lighting. Depending on what you want to keep (fish only, SPS corals, LPS corals, soft corals or a full blown mixed reef tank) will depend on the lighting you purchase. I went to Marine Depot and purchased a DIY 250w metal halide bundle for roughly under $100.00. All that I had to purchase locally was a heavy gauge extension cord,a fuse box to mount the components in and a computer fan to provide air flow for cooling. Reflector's cost can add up pretty fast. I chose to buy a solar tube from Home Depot and a rivet gun. Then I downloaded a template to make my own reflectors online. After the full lighting DIY project was complete I spent roughly $160. If I was to purchase a ballast bulb and reflector, it could have run as much as $300 or more. I also supplement dusk and dawn with 2x65w antinics and created a custom DIY led moon lights that I run off of a standard 12v power supply. At this moment I have 1 250w MH. I will be adding another 250w to my reef tank in the near future.