What light for AIO IM 50 gallon lagoon?

[Tinklez]

What is the best lights to get to be future proof and work for all softies, LPS and SPS for a full mixed reef? Hoping to buy soon for Black Friday deals

 

[Tinklez]

Would two Kessil 360x be good? Or too much?

 

[Tinklez]

Or just one AP9x??

 

[Tinklez]

Would AI Primes work well too?

 

[thelonereefer1]

I have two xr15 - I would consider this a minimum for sps dominant and I’ll be adding a blade as well. For anything other than full sps two xr15 would be plenty. I ran a single for a while but a pair of them evened out the coverage and did away with some shadowing. I would assume similar results from Kessil a360x (maybe more hot spots or slightly less coverage since they are more of a point light source) but supplemental lighting is always available down the road

 

[Tinklez]

Thanks for the reply! For Black Friday I got a single XR 30 pro. I like the look of a single light vs having two, but know there may be shadowing. So you think with this light I’ll need any additional bars?

 

[thelonereefer1]

Thanks for the reply! For Black Friday I got a single XR 30 pro. I like the look of a single light vs having two, but know there may be shadowing. So you think with this light I’ll need any additional bars?

A single xr30 will definitely give you higher par numbers. From a coverage standpoint more light sources are usually better. I’m only adding supplemental lighting to address some shading issues. Not much of an issue with tiny frags but once they start to grow out

 

[eg8r210]

When the light hits the US I will be putting the new Straton X over my tank.