Hi all, I am planning a second tank, a Red Sea Reefer 525 XL which is 57.5cm d x 150cm w (22.6 x 59 inch). I currently have a RSR 250 lit by a Maxspect Razor 420R 160W assembly sitting on the tank sides using the regular arms.
In the new tank I am considering 4 options - Maxspect, Red Sea, Radion and Kessil. I plan to use mounting arms or equivalent, no hood. Hanging lights is an option. The current tank is a mixed reef and the new tank will be similar. Probably LPS and Softie dominant, but with some SPS. I am in Sydney, Australia, so don’t have all the options those in other markets have. Here is the current tank.
The Red Sea option seems straightforward - 3x Reef LED 90 units.
For Maxspect I appear to have 3 options - 420R 300W, R5 300W or R6 300W (just released, not yet available).
In the Radions the one I have looked at is the XR30 G4 Pro. The 525XL is 50” wide so I am thinking I could get away with 2 units. I’d love to hear any views on the G4 Pro vs the regular G4.
For Kessil I am quite confused as I don’t have any experience with this brand and their range is very diverse. I would love to hear any suggestions.
The tank will be Neptune APEX controlled but I am not wedded to Apex integration for the lights, happy to keep them separate as my current light is.
Appreciate any feedback you have!
In the new tank I am considering 4 options - Maxspect, Red Sea, Radion and Kessil. I plan to use mounting arms or equivalent, no hood. Hanging lights is an option. The current tank is a mixed reef and the new tank will be similar. Probably LPS and Softie dominant, but with some SPS. I am in Sydney, Australia, so don’t have all the options those in other markets have. Here is the current tank.
The Red Sea option seems straightforward - 3x Reef LED 90 units.
For Maxspect I appear to have 3 options - 420R 300W, R5 300W or R6 300W (just released, not yet available).
In the Radions the one I have looked at is the XR30 G4 Pro. The 525XL is 50” wide so I am thinking I could get away with 2 units. I’d love to hear any views on the G4 Pro vs the regular G4.
For Kessil I am quite confused as I don’t have any experience with this brand and their range is very diverse. I would love to hear any suggestions.
The tank will be Neptune APEX controlled but I am not wedded to Apex integration for the lights, happy to keep them separate as my current light is.
Appreciate any feedback you have!
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