Lighting a Waterbox 20 aio

[aschamne]

My wife got me a Waterbox 20 aio for Father's day and now I am trying to figure out the best way to do the lighting on a $300ish budget. I am looking at either an AI Prime 16HD or 2 AI Blade Grow lights, which of these would you recommend? Or is there something else you would recommend that would do the job? Also, I am only planning on soft and LPS coral.

 

[tmccaff]

AI Prime 16HD will be fine for soft, lps and some sps. For your tank would recommend the Prime. With any LED's before you get corals get yourself a map of par readings in your tank. You can rent par meters it will help a lot where to place the corals.

 

[Catawba_Valley_Reef]

I also think a prime is a good option.

 

[bubbgee]

Prime is great for softies but it's hard when you get to LPS and SPS. I supplemented mine with an AI Blade Grow when I got more LPS.
I still would not recommend that setup with SPS. I had better success with a Noopsyche K7 over my WB20 later on with sps.

 

[aschamne]

The Noopsyche Ky pro 3 is considerably cheaper than the AI, but how is it's longevity, the last thing I want to do is buy a light and then have to replace it within a year or two.

 

[likemike99]

I have my waterbox with and AI prime 16 and looks great. only had it a month so cant report on the growth ability