Lighting upgrade

[Everything Aquatics]

I currently have an ai prime on my waterbox 20 cube. There are lots of shadowing and I am looking to upgrade. I was thinking of getting another ai prime, a radion xr15, or a 16-inch reef breeder. What does everyone think the best option is. Thanks

 

[Everything Aquatics]

anyone

 

[jda]

You will get more help if you let people know the dimensions of your tank - what is a waterbox 20 cube? Help people help you...

 

[Everything Aquatics]

You will get more help if you let people know the dimensions of your tank - what is a waterbox 20 cube? Help people help you...

It’s 18x18x16 thanks

 

[Gzfrank]

BRS has a really in-depth series that highlights the pros and cons of most of the popular lights. Including showing the lights on tanks. After watching myself, Radion looked to be the best overall choice.

 

[jda]

The neat thing about getting two lights is that you can move them apart if shadowing is an issue. Easiest thing would be to get another prime.

BRS videos are infomercials and tend to lean pretty heavy towards products that they sell. The can be somewhat helpful and are cool to watch, but most videos are not even close to being unbiased or objective. Take all of them with a grain of salt... In the lighting series, they did not even talk about some of the best panels on the market, since they don't sell them.

 

[Everything Aquatics]

The neat thing about getting two lights is that you can move them apart if shadowing is an issue. Easiest thing would be to get another prime.

BRS videos are infomercials and tend to lean pretty heavy towards products that they sell. The can be somewhat helpful and are cool to watch, but most videos are not even close to being unbiased or objective. Take all of them with a grain of salt... In the lighting series, they did not even talk about some of the best panels on the market, since they don't sell them.

yea a prime would be very easy

 

[ScottB]

The neat thing about getting two lights is that you can move them apart if shadowing is an issue. Easiest thing would be to get another prime.

BRS videos are infomercials and tend to lean pretty heavy towards products that they sell. The can be somewhat helpful and are cool to watch, but most videos are not even close to being unbiased or objective. Take all of them with a grain of salt... In the lighting series, they did not even talk about some of the best panels on the market, since they don't sell them.

+1 to just adding another Prime, but that will be a ton of light for that dimension & depth. You are going to have a fairly fierce PAR value at the center overlap so adjust accordingly.

 

[Gzfrank]

Those are fair and valid points. If you can watch subjectively, there’s a lot of useful data that you can’t find elsewhere.

 

[kaceyo]

I just added an Aquatic Life T5 fixture to my two Kessil a360x lights and couldn't be happier. Really knocked back the shadowing and brightened things up. They come in 4 different sizes so getting one to go with a single LED is no prob.

 

[Everything Aquatics]

I just added an Aquatic Life T5 fixture to my two Kessil a360x lights and couldn't be happier. Really knocked back the shadowing and brightened things up. They come in 4 different sizes so getting one to go with a single LED is no prob.

I wish I could do that but the smallest fixture is 24 inchs

 

[LadyTang2]

I'd just add another prime, if you want something new, reefbreeders.

 

[kaceyo]

I wish I could do that but the smallest fixture is 24 inchs

It would hang over each end by 3" but you'd be set if you decide to get a slightly bigger tank, and you know you will.

 

[Everything Aquatics]

I'd just add another prime, if you want something new, reefbreeders.

yea that's what I'm thinking

 

[piranhaman00]

The classic 16 minute bump.

t5s.

 

[Miguel Negron]

I have a 20G WB Cube with a AI Prime and I don't have any issues of shadowing. Do you have an image on your tank? Could possibly be the way the rocks are scaped

 

[Everything Aquatics]

I have a 20G WB Cube with a AI Prime and I don't have any issues of shadowing. Do you have an image on your tank? Could possibly be the way the rocks are scaped

yes it is probably the scape