Need your lighting advice

[HJCRUZER]

Hey guys and Gals!

Need your help on upgrading lighting. My tank is SPS dominant and currently running 2 ReefLED G2 60 over it but don’t feel it’s enough lighting for SPS. What would you recommend? I am currently leaning towards Kessil AP9X.

Neptunian Cube M90 36x21x21

Look forward to your responses

Henry

 

[CHSUB]

My RS 50 grows SPS in a mixed reef just fine. I do have additional lighting but because of shading and mangroves.

 

[exnisstech]

I run 2 reefbreeders photons 32 V2 pros over my SPS tank 36x22x22" . They don't make them anymore so maybe a meridian or 2 unless you can find some used photons?

All grown from little frags. I run more blue during the day amd things pop but I'm more a fan of the natural looking colors under more white.

I do have a meridian 11 over my IM 20 and like the look I can get but haven't run it long enough to comment on coral growth.

 

[HJCRUZER]

My RS 50 grows SPS in a mixed reef just fine. I do have additional lighting but because of shading and mangroves.

Looks amazing, I also considered upgrading to RS 115s! You certainly had great growth. What other lights did you you run

 

[HJCRUZER]

I run 2 reefbreeders photons 32 V2 pros over my SPS tank 36x22x22" . They don't make them anymore so maybe a meridian or 2 unless you can find some used photons?

All grown from little frags. I run more blue during the day amd things pop but I'm more a fan of the natural looking colors under more white.

I do have a meridian 11 over my IM 20 and like the look I can get but haven't run it long enough to comment on coral growth.

Wow looks great!!! So many options

 

[exnisstech]

Wow looks great!!! So many options

It can quickly become overwhelming trying to choose. Most lights will grow coral.
Just to add to the mix this tank was under noopsyche k7 3 pros for the last two years. I was able to get 300 par on the bottom where I had a couple of clams.

 

[HJCRUZER]

Wow looks great!!! So many options

It can quickly become overwhelming trying to choose. Most lights will grow coral.
Just to add to the mix this tank was under noopsyche k7 3 pros for the last two years. I was able to get 300 par on the bottom where I had a couple of clams.

I only get about 100 PAR at the bottom with my current lights

 

[exnisstech]

I did have 6 over a 6ft tank. The tank with the photons is getting 300-350 and 500+ at the top but the tank is pretty much covered with lights. Sometimes having lower par down low can be a good thing if you want to keep some lower light LPS or something.

 

[slingfox]

Look into ReefBreeder Meridians and ATI Straton X.

 

[CHSUB]

Looks amazing, I also considered upgrading to RS 115s! You certainly had great growth. What other lights did you you run

For the corals a 15 watt Reef Breeders Pico.

 

[HJCRUZER]

My corals are looking pretty good

 

[HJCRUZER]

 

[HJCRUZER]

***Bump*** Any other lighting recommendations out there?

 

[BryanM]

Nope, just a 3rd vote for reefbreeders meridians. They work great, and look great too.

 

[HJCRUZER]

Nope, just a 3rd vote for reefbreeders meridians. They work great, and look great too.

Thank you, already looking into them

 

[Krux]

You might want to look at ReeFi as an option. I know tons of people who run them and I only hear good things. I run Quanta Atlas lights personally, but that would be comedic overkill for your tank.

 

[HJCRUZER]

**UPDATE** Well Guys after looking at all selections I ended up going with Two XR15's Radians and using ReefDudes program. So far looking great! Thank you for all your replies and help!

 

[X-37B]

Nice! I run 3 xr15 blues over my 30×24×16. I run ab+ @ 80%.
Keep the pics comming.

**UPDATE** Well Guys after looking at all selections I ended up going with Two XR15's Radians and using ReefDudes program. So far looking great! Thank you for all your replies and help!

 

[HJCRUZER]

Nice! I run 3 xr15 blues over my 30×24×16. I run ab+ @ 80%.
Keep the pics comming.

My Tank is a Neptuniain Cube 35.5x21.5x21.5 and using two XR15. I called Radian to ask what they recommended and told me that 2 should be good for my aquarium. Do you guys think 2 XR15 is not enough for my Aquarium?

 

[X-37B]

My Tank is a Neptuniain Cube 35.5x21.5x21.5 and using two XR15. I called Radian to ask what they recommended and told me that 2 should be good for my aquarium. Do you guys think 2 XR15 is not enough for my Aquarium?

2 is fine and may be all you need.
I run 3 to get an even blanket of par across the system. I was not able to do it with 2 and had 5 from a previous build.
I run 1 on my 15g cube and run ab+@100%. Works well.