Some lighting advice for 55 gallon tank!

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Hi everyone! So I have a standard 55 gallon tank. Right now I have Zoas, blastos, favia, green star polyp, and a pocillopora. Plus a couple RFA that are doing awesome so I am not too worried about them. I currently have the USA current led light, not the pro edition. I feel like everything in the tank is doing fine, but just fine not necessarily thriving. Would getting a second of this light Help with growth and how everything looks? Just try a whole new light set up all together?? Or maybe add on something else to this set up??
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The lighting is relatively new so would rather not start from scratch butttttt I want the best I can afford. I included the whole tank and just a couple of the corals
 
Can you explain not thriving?
How long has the tank been running?
 
I had a 55 gallon that I just got rid of, and I had a current usa led on it for years. Everything had just enough light, but seemed a bit shy of being perfect. When I broke down that tank I added that light to my 45 gallon that also had a current usa light on just to see, and it has been surprising. I had a quick algae bloom but once that subsided it is really looking good. My zoas haven't been stretching for light, and my hammer is looking much happier. Could just be a coincidence, but I say try it.
 
Can you explain not thriving?
How long has the tank been running?
Sure! Colors on everything just seem a bit duller than I would really like and I'm not really seeing any growth. It has been fully set up for around 7 months I think it is now
 

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