To add more light or replace?

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I have 2 xr15 G5s pros for 3 years now. Tank is a redsea reefer 350. I’ve been lps heavy and now wanting to get into Sps dominate tanks. I cranked my lights up to 100% and and measured light output on the top of my rock work and only getting about 2-230 par. I’m aiming for 350 par. Should I add more xr 15 g6 and replace the lens on my current g5s or sell my current lights and get (2) xr 30 g6? The plus side to xr30s is I only need 2 cutouts for mounting brackets and less wire but $1700. Adding more lights I’ll have to reconfigure my canopy and add more power supplies but would save $460… what would you go with?
 

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If you have room for it, you could add 2 x AI Blade! They do a really good job; will definetly beef up your current setup!

$1700 is an awful lot of money that could be better spend in my opinion!

Reef Factory has been introduced in the US now. Their LED strips are stupidly powerful!
 
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If you have room for it, you could add 2 x AI Blade! They do a really good job; will definetly beef up your current setup!

$1700 is an awful lot of money that could be better spend in my opinion!

Reef Factory has been introduced in the US now. Their LED strips are stupidly powerful!
I saw they released a ton of stuff but haven’t heard of them before. Need to do my research and will consider.
 

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Orphek has some excellent blades on sale right now you could add too. Any options listed seem good for different reasons but with a wide range of costs.
 

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If you have the cash you could go with the 2 G6's and sell the G5's. Set for the future.
 

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