JBJ 45 Lighting Recommendations

[Reefer37]

Hey everyone!

So when I got my JBJ 45 from a Craigslister it came with a AI Prime HD and really I feel like it's not cutting it for lighting. I get a lot of shadowing and worried any corals over soft just aren't going to get the lighting they need/want.

So I'm trying to decide on new lights and I know there's a lot of options.
Any recommendations from people who owned this tank?

Was looking into:
ReefBreeders Photon
Maxspect Ethereal
Radions (but most are higher than I wanna spend)
AI Hydra HDs

Any other recommendations are definitely welcomed though!

 

[Waynerock]

throw one or two more primes on there and your shadowing issues will go away. at least one and you can get the older primes dirt cheep right now. My friend has that tank with two primes on it and it looks great and the lights themselves are ascetically pleasing. I have 3 over a reefer 250 and cant be happier. you could always add a third later and I dont think you can better price wise. maybe with a BB but thats a risk and I know it wont look as nice above or below the water. I can show you how 3 looks or let me get my friend to send you a picture of his with the 2 primes on it

 

[Reefer37]

I've thought about just adding a second Prime, but my hesitation is longevity to my next build. I don't plan on keeping this JBJ forever and know I'll be upgrading to a larger system next and trying to plan ahead for that. Still, definitely interest to see how your and your friends builds are! Does your friend running 2, do SPS as well?