Hi all,
I am new to reefing and I am very confused with lighting.
I really don't wanna go for hybrid or t5
As
- it's like complete pannel of light covering while tank
- T5 don't give default options to change the color, need to buy multiple lights to get what I need.
My tank is 4.5ft by 2ft by 2ft
I really liked radion xr gen 5 series.
Confusion is:
All says xr15 is like 50% of xr30. Well it's not completely true as went through varius videos and comparisons
And figured out that if you run xr15 at 100% than its peak PAR is around 200 on 24' depth, on the other hand xr30 runing with on 50% will give you nice 300 PAR at 24'.
I've got recommendations that buy 4 XR15 or 2XR30 for sps tank.
But if I buy 4 XR15 then I will get 200 PAR spread on my 4.5 ft at 100%
And if I go for 2 XR30, I will get good 300 spread at 50%.
But xr15 option will give me good spread and less shadow on the other hand xr30 will give me future proofing to increase PAR but when coral grows it will create shadows.
My budget allows me to buy either 2x 30 or 4x 15
Not sure which is the best option for me.
2nd- I love blue as it pops corals but I also like to have some white in certain situations like when any guest comes as white shows good spectrum also good for taking photos.
Please help me guys as lights are huge investment.
I am new to reefing and I am very confused with lighting.
I really don't wanna go for hybrid or t5
As
- it's like complete pannel of light covering while tank
- T5 don't give default options to change the color, need to buy multiple lights to get what I need.
My tank is 4.5ft by 2ft by 2ft
I really liked radion xr gen 5 series.
Confusion is:
All says xr15 is like 50% of xr30. Well it's not completely true as went through varius videos and comparisons
And figured out that if you run xr15 at 100% than its peak PAR is around 200 on 24' depth, on the other hand xr30 runing with on 50% will give you nice 300 PAR at 24'.
I've got recommendations that buy 4 XR15 or 2XR30 for sps tank.
But if I buy 4 XR15 then I will get 200 PAR spread on my 4.5 ft at 100%
And if I go for 2 XR30, I will get good 300 spread at 50%.
But xr15 option will give me good spread and less shadow on the other hand xr30 will give me future proofing to increase PAR but when coral grows it will create shadows.
My budget allows me to buy either 2x 30 or 4x 15
Not sure which is the best option for me.
2nd- I love blue as it pops corals but I also like to have some white in certain situations like when any guest comes as white shows good spectrum also good for taking photos.
Please help me guys as lights are huge investment.