Lights for read sea 300xl

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I’ve been looking for a while to find what lights people recommend for the Red Sea 300xl I don’t have an infinite budget but also doesn’t have to be off brand black box I was thinking 2-3 ai hydra 32 or would that not be enough I am wanting a mixed reef with some sps any help is appreciated
 

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Put an Orphek Icon over my 300 and I'm liking it a lot! Should be plenty of par for what you are needing.
 

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I have 2 radion XR15 lights on my 300xl. I run them at 100% intensity on AB plus setting. They are very weak par lights but I manage to maintain an SPS dominant mixed reef tank ok.
 

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I went with 2X AI blade grow.
you could start off with 2 then add a 3rd the glow down the rd if you felt the need.

also a fan of the reefbreeders photons...
 
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appreciate all the advice ill have to keep on the look out for them as im from the uk and all of them mentioned mostly aren't sold in the uk sadly
 

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I started my 300XL with one AI Hydra 32, for the first year it was good for softies/lps and starter sps after the one year mark.at 90% blues, 30% white it was getting around 130 - 150 part near the top of the rockwork, and 40 - 130 on sandbed.

Now iv 2 32's growing SPS nicely. Going to par testings again soon. No need to get them all at once. Hope that helps.
 

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