Choosing between Radion G5 XR15 or XR30

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Hi,

I've started a new Red Sea Reefer XL425 a couple months ago, and it still has no light because of Ecotech's current production issues.

The XL425 is 47" wide.

My initial plan was to get 3x XR15 Pro.
I dont plan on going SPS heavy, and will stick mostly with LPS and soft corals, with some SPS down the road.

My LFS received recently a couple of XR30 pros and I'm currently torn up between picking a XR30 now and 2 XR15 later, or keep waiting for XR15 to show up someday at the store.
I'm in Canada, so that could be a long time.

So my question : Would 1x XR30 and 2x XR15 be overkill for a 47" tank?

Before someone says that I could pick another brand, I want to stick with Radions because I have lots of other Ecotech products, and want to benefit from the future Wifi integration.

Thank you !
 
Hi,

I've started a new Red Sea Reefer XL425 a couple months ago, and it still has no light because of Ecotech's current production issues.

The XL425 is 47" wide.

My initial plan was to get 3x XR15 Pro.
I dont plan on going SPS heavy, and will stick mostly with LPS and soft corals, with some SPS down the road.

My LFS received recently a couple of XR30 pros and I'm currently torn up between picking a XR30 now and 2 XR15 later, or keep waiting for XR15 to show up someday at the store.
I'm in Canada, so that could be a long time.

So my question : Would 1x XR30 and 2x XR15 be overkill for a 47" tank?

Before someone says that I could pick another brand, I want to stick with Radions because I have lots of other Ecotech products, and want to benefit from the future Wifi integration.

Thank you !
No I have 5 XR30's plus 4 T5's on my 48" tank

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I ran 2 XR15‘s on my 48” 75 mixed reef tank for years and it was fine.

The gen 5’s are already mobius-capable, and they’ve started selling the upgrade chips for the older gen stuff.
 

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