Upgrading lighting

[theswiftduck]

Good afternoon everyone!

I am looking to upgrade my lights after being in the hobby for a little over 3 years.

I am getting into sticks and my 2 AI primes over my tank are just to loud when running at higher wattage and aren't cutting it when it comes to what I want to push for par.

I found a gently used 2.5 year old reefbreeders photon v2 pro 24 in for 300 bucks but am hesitant buying used to be honest.

I am also looking at the new AI Edge 44s and then using the AI primes to be accent lights and boost par.

I am wanting to upgrade in around a year from my 3 foot long reef to a 6 footer as well.

Neither of these lights by themselves will cut a 6 foot tank but I will be adding to the lights down the road to get more coverage.

Just want to spread out the cost of upgrading to a 6 foot reef over the next year or so.

What do y'all think is best and what do you think of the new Edge 44 and 68?

 

[TX_REEF]

What's your PAR goal throughout the tank, and what do you want to grow specifically? AI primes aren't gonna give you much penetration in a deep tank, so you're right to upgrade if you want SPS anywhere but up top under the lights.

Have you considered noopsyche? if you're on a strict budget, you can't beat the PAR and functionality for the money, and you could get multiple for way less than a single "designer" fixture: https://noopsychereeflight.com/products/k7-pro-iii-full-set-aquarium-led-coral-light