Beginner Deciding what light to get?

[Sebastian A.]

I am fairly new to saltwater and beginning to start my reef, I was wondering which light I should go through with, I plan on only keeping Softies and LPS so the options are 2 current USA Marine IC Pro or 1 AI Prime,( and options that others recommend)I personally think the IC Pros look better but the AI has more of a fan base. Any thoughts would help thanks.

 

[jerrod]

I am fairly new to saltwater and beginning to start my reef, I was wondering which light I should go through with, I plan on only keeping Softies and LPS so the options are 2 current USA Marine IC Pro or 1 AI Prime,( and options that others recommend)I personally think the IC Pros look better but the AI has more of a fan base. Any thoughts would help thanks.

I started out with the Marine IC pros and they worked well for LPS however at the bottom of the tank the corals just survived staying kind of stagnant on a 24" deep tank. Once upgrading to T5 the growth rate of everything increased greatly. I can't speak to the AI Primes though.