New Reefer need help with lights

Just finished the PAR reading map of my tank. The tank is a standard 75g long and lights are mounted 13” off the surface of the water.

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Hello everyone, new to saltwater reef tanks. I just converted my 75 gallon to a soon to be reef tank. Im at the 6 week mark and my tank went through its initial cycle. Im not going to put coral in just yet, but starting to look at LED lighting options. My tank is a standard 75 gallon with a rim and center brace. I was looking at either two Kessil a360x's, or two radian xr15 G5 pros. Plans are to make this a mixed reef tank. Start with softies, then LPS, and maybe try a SPS or two in the distant future. Has any one had any experience with any of these two lights on a 75 gallon? Im also open to other options as well. I know T5 hybrids are popular but I can't hang fixtures from the ceiling and need something small and sleek looking. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Hello and welcome to the R2R channel. I use the Radian XR15 G4 and the Kessil H160 for my refugium.
 
Hello everyone, new to saltwater reef tanks. I just converted my 75 gallon to a soon to be reef tank. Im at the 6 week mark and my tank went through its initial cycle. Im not going to put coral in just yet, but starting to look at LED lighting options. My tank is a standard 75 gallon with a rim and center brace. I was looking at either two Kessil a360x's, or two radian xr15 G5 pros. Plans are to make this a mixed reef tank. Start with softies, then LPS, and maybe try a SPS or two in the distant future. Has any one had any experience with any of these two lights on a 75 gallon? Im also open to other options as well. I know T5 hybrids are popular but I can't hang fixtures from the ceiling and need something small and sleek looking. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
Welcome to R2R and reefing. Lots of knowledgable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.
 
Just finished the PAR reading map of my tank. The tank is a standard 75g long and lights are mounted 13” off the surface of the water.

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@alimac122 check this out,thanks mario :cool:

okay. I definitely need to do a par read on my tank now. I still am at 20% blue, gonna stay there until I get the corals then work my way up. But that’s some insane par! Thanks @fishguy242 for influencing me to get the vipar. :)
 
okay. I definitely need to do a par read on my tank now. I still am at 20% blue, gonna stay there until I get the corals then work my way up. But that’s some insane par! Thanks @fishguy242 for influencing me to get the vipar. :)
Viparspectras are to me the best budget lights out there! And yes I took them apart to have a look inside Lol connections are professionally done perfect soldering and mounting of electronics (not a fire hazard)
 
Viparspectras are to me the best budget lights out there! And yes I took them apart to have a look inside Lol connections are professionally done perfect soldering and mounting of electronics (not a fire hazard)

That’s great! I’ve seen a post where some guy took off the 90* lenses to get a more blended spectrum and he said the same! He also soldered some new blues.
mom VERY happy with this light!
 
That’s great! I’ve seen a post where some guy took off the 90* lenses to get a more blended spectrum and he said the same! He also soldered some new blues.
mom VERY happy with this light!
I’m very happy with the spread of the light as is. If I were to make some mods I would certainly take out some white diodes and add more violet and I would also change the controller to allow me to control it from my phone and to dim it on a schedule so I have ramp up and down but other than that I love the lights and don’t think any of those mods are actually necessary
 

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