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I would go with two XR15'sShall I use Radion XR15 (2x) or XR30 (1x), if I also prefer to use Radions?
What are you planning to keep?Hi there. Can you please let me know the best possible LED lighting for a 96x77x54(h)cm reef aquarium?
Which make and model should I use?
LPS and some fishes... I am new on this and it was my dream to have a reef aquarium when I was young but could not make it happen. At the age of 53, I made the decision to realize this dreamWhat are you planning to keep?
Kessil’s and Reefbrite strips for meYou will get a lot of answers. Everyone likes something different. I run radions on my tank
Personally I like the look and ease of use of a Kessil... A single AP9X will cover a tank that size, and it's user friendlyLPS and some fishes... I am new on this and it was my dream to have a reef aquarium when I was young but could not make it happen. At the age of 53, I made the decision to realize this dream
Orphek is the only correct answer. The best spectrum and spread of any consumer level LED. I’ve had radions, AI’s, kessil’s, Reef breeders, Chinese black boxes, none of them could hold a match to the growth and performance from the Orphek. I will never use another brand of light.
I prefer the natural look over the insanely blue look you see on coral websites, and the coloration I get is beautiful.
Will the other lights work? Of course. But the Orphek trumps them all.
Can you qualify/quantify this? Or is this just a personal preference?Orphek is the only correct answer. The best spectrum and spread of any consumer level LED.
Again, are you positive it was the lighting that gave you the growth? How are you certain it wasn't nutrients, or biome, or any number of other things that we have going on in our tanks? Why are you specifically attributing the growth to the lights?I’ve had radions, AI’s, kessil’s, Reef breeders, Chinese black boxes, none of them could hold a match to the growth and performance from the Orphek. I will never use another brand of light.
54cm (or up to 60cm as op recently posted) is only 21-24 Inches... Not 30...For Radions I would suggest 2 xr30's. The reason is the tanks 30" depth. This wil be all the power you need and you wont have to run them at 100%.
96×77×54cm is 37x30x21"?Can you qualify/quantify this? Or is this just a personal preference?
Again, are you positive it was the lighting that gave you the growth? How are you certain it wasn't nutrients, or biome, or any number of other things that we have going on in our tanks? Why are you specifically attributing the growth to the lights?
I'm not trying to be combative, I am genuinely curious... My AP9X was the light that did it for me, everything just started looking better, it's kind of hard to describe honestly, polyps extending more, color becoming more vibrant, growth exploding, etc. But, some of that may have had to do with also starting a refugium around the same time...
54cm (or up to 60cm as op recently posted) is only 21-24 Inches... Not 30...
Edit: Wait, are you talking front to back and not top to bottom? This may be where the mixup is
hehe, I read "depth" as vertical height... so for me it's Length, Width, Depth/Height, not Length, Depth/Width, Height. I think he could get away with a single XR30 though, even at 30" wide since he's only going to be doing LPS/Softy and Fish... If OP moves up to SPS though, I agree, needs a second light96×77×54cm is 37x30x21"?
No problem its all good.
Can you qualify/quantify this? Or is this just a personal preference?
Again, are you positive it was the lighting that gave you the growth? How are you certain it wasn't nutrients, or biome, or any number of other things that we have going on in our tanks? Why are you specifically attributing the growth to the lights?
I'm not trying to be combative, I am genuinely curious... My AP9X was the light that did it for me, everything just started looking better, it's kind of hard to describe honestly, polyps extending more, color becoming more vibrant, growth exploding, etc. But, some of that may have had to do with also starting a refugium around the same time...
54cm (or up to 60cm as op recently posted) is only 21-24 Inches... Not 30...
Edit: Wait, are you talking front to back and not top to bottom? This may be where the mixup is