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Hey i have a mixed reef running 2 xr15 currently I'm running ab+ with everything maxed to 100% I'm wondering if people are lowering the royal blue and uv it looks so much better but i don't want it to effect the coral what's everyone's advice tanks a pro star 90 v2
 

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I have always ran my gen 5 xr15 blues on ab+ 100%.
I run 3 on my 30×24×16 50g.
I ran 4 on my 48×24×16 80g.
My old 80 for reference.
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Hey i have a mixed reef running 2 xr15 currently I'm running ab+ with everything maxed to 100% I'm wondering if people are lowering the royal blue and uv it looks so much better but i don't want it to effect the coral what's everyone's advice tanks a pro star 90 v2
Depends if using xr15 pro or blue
 

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I'll go as high as "some blue".

@X-37B , I finally hung those pendants!! Can't thank you enough! What were they called again? These are pec14k, can't wait to put the ushio 10ks in!!
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they xr15s blue g6 when i run maxed everything it dont look at white as other peoples tank cuz of the royal blue looks more purple
You would be happier with the pro and would get better par

You bought the blue model light, it has extra blue and not all are fans of it.
 

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If you want to take pics under blues you need orange filter lens or your camera goes crazy

These pics are under full blue, or blues and whites. They all use a orange filter lens. And no editing.
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ill have to sell mine and order some pros when i set my new tank up gotta order 3 so ill tack 2 more on xD
I wouldn’t get radion at all. Why limit yourself to a low-average par light that can do one spectrum or another. It’s overpriced and not very strong. Everyone else out there can do both from single fixture

I use reefbreeders, I can go full blue, full white. And anywhere inbetweeen
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I wouldn’t get radion at all. Why limit yourself to a low-average par light that can do one spectrum or another. It’s overpriced and not very strong. Everyone else out there can do both from single fixture

I use reefbreeders, I can go full blue, full white. And anywhere inbetweeen
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you have pros and what you dose / feed
 

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I wouldn’t get radion at all. Why limit yourself to a low-average par light that can do one spectrum or another. It’s overpriced and not very strong. Everyone else out there can do both from single fixture

I use reefbreeders, I can go full blue, full white. And anywhere inbetweeen
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The downside is the discoball effect
 

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I wouldn’t get radion at all. Why limit yourself to a low-average par light that can do one spectrum or another. It’s overpriced and not very strong. Everyone else out there can do both from single fixture

I use reefbreeders, I can go full blue, full white. And anywhere inbetweeen
5C121E34-055C-4DFE-9AB1-F244A90E76DD.jpeg
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The problem with radions is you need to many to get the par you need/want. I would not run them either but do because I had them from a previous build. I need and run 3 over a 30×24×16 to get the par I need. One Photon is alot less than 3 xr15's.
I bought all mine used and would not pay the price they want for the new radions.
I would run the Meridians if I did not already have 3 photons.
To the OP, take a serious look at the Meridians.
 

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