jesusq
Supporting Member
I recently upgraded my tank from a 120 to a 150 gallons. I had my clunky marsaqua black box lights, which am now noticing that they are very telephoto and doesn't have a great spread, and my corals are not growing. I've had the lights for a few years now, but mostly only had fish on my prior tank, and I want to incorporate more corals on this tank. I had two 165 watts for a few years and recently bought the 300 watts a few months ago when I upgraded.
What are some of the better lights now?
My tank dimentions are 72x18. Many of the lights I've been seeing covers wider than 18" but lack on the wide area. am thinking of getting 4 Radion XR15 since they spread at 18" at 105Watts, or should I invest on the XR30 for a bit more coverage 24"x24" at 215Watts?
Are there any inexpensive no-name brands that can do the job? I want to keep them for a few years with out upgrading them. So I don't mind spending a bit more and be happy with them or have something that's a bit more power and not have the need to replace them in the future.
The difference between the XR15 and XR30 would be almost $1,000 if I would get 3 XR30 against 4 XR15. Again, I would like to spend less, but don't want to buy something I'm going to replace in the short future.
Anyone have experience with kessil lights or Hydra?
What are some of the better lights now?
My tank dimentions are 72x18. Many of the lights I've been seeing covers wider than 18" but lack on the wide area. am thinking of getting 4 Radion XR15 since they spread at 18" at 105Watts, or should I invest on the XR30 for a bit more coverage 24"x24" at 215Watts?
Are there any inexpensive no-name brands that can do the job? I want to keep them for a few years with out upgrading them. So I don't mind spending a bit more and be happy with them or have something that's a bit more power and not have the need to replace them in the future.
The difference between the XR15 and XR30 would be almost $1,000 if I would get 3 XR30 against 4 XR15. Again, I would like to spend less, but don't want to buy something I'm going to replace in the short future.
Anyone have experience with kessil lights or Hydra?