AI blades or AI primes for a Red Sea Reefer 350 g2?

[Carlosmc151]

Hello all! I recently bought a used Red Sea Reefer 350 g2 tank and some extra items, including an AI Prime 16HD light and an AI Blade 39" grow light. However, each light on its own doesn't seem strong enough for what I want to grow SPS, LPS, and anemones, though not at a very advanced level. I'm trying to determine the best approach: should I sell the Blade and get more Primes? Or maybe get another Blade and sell the Prime? Or should I just sell everything and buy new lights altogether?
Thanks!

 

[rtparty]

What’s your budget? A 2nd Prime and Blade would be plenty. You’d want 3 Blades total if you sell the Prime

 

[Carlosmc151]

I don't want to spend a fortune, and also, I am not sure how to combine 2 primes with a blade, I would need a special gooseneck or something to not block the light of the other AI's.

 

[rtparty]

The Kessil A series arms make a great tank mount option. With a little DIY, you can connect them all together. See the BRS 52 weeks Season 2 tanks. They had a clever way of getting 2 Kessils and 4 Blades on the arms with a little drilling and ingenuity.

 

[Carlosmc151]

What about selling my lights and buying a used Kessil ap700?

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[duckman]

I have 3 ai prime 16 on my reefer 350. At the very top i get about 350 par at the top and 100 at the sandbed. Using BRS setting

 

[MrGisonni]

Get another prime

 

[ryanjohn1]

Sell the prime. Get 2 hydras and a blade

 

[malfist]

Hydras and blades can't share programming.

Have you considered sky lights or the Philips?

 

[ryanjohn1]

Hydras and blades can't share programming.

Have you considered sky lights or the Philips?

I’m literally running 2 blades and 2 hydras via the ai app. What do you mean?

 

[malfist]

I’m literally running 2 blades and 2 hydras via the ai app. What do you mean?

Weird. I had primes and a hydra and when I emailed support to ask if they'd work with the blade they told me no. That I'd have to configure them separately.

I haven't personally tried it, just repeating what a support rep told me, they could have been mistaken

 

[ryanjohn1]

Weird. I had primes and a hydra and when I emailed support to ask if they'd work with the blade they told me no. That I'd have to configure them separately.

I haven't personally tried it, just repeating what a support rep told me, they could have been mistaken

Blades get put under supplemental lighting but you run same or different program for them.