Light upgrades. Ai prime or hydra 32?

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Hey everyone. I am planning on upgrading the lights in my 65 high reef tank. I mostly have lps and softies, but I do have a couple of sps pieces. Would 2 ai primes be enough or would I need to go with 2 hydra 32s?
 
The primes have a peak par of 100 at 24 inches away from the light.
 
I was running 4 ai prime hd over my 90 gal bow front (48”x18”x24”)
Par at top of rocks was 120-150 PAR. Softies and most lps did ok. Recently added aquatic lift t5 hybrid to my 4 primes. Getting 200-235 PAR at the sand- 350-400 PAR at top of rocks.

I think two hydras is about the same as 4 primes - so go for two hydras.

Good luck
 

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