I cant decide and could use help. XR15W PRO vs XR30w

[roooler]

I currently have a bio-cube I bought it used and do not know the true Gallon capacity and am currently out of state so i cant measure it..

Currently I have acros, zoas, acans, monti's, and chalices. Here is a picture of my tank and the Chinese LED light i have used for a while.

I am going to be a new radion customer and am excited for all the new features and of course hoping for some better coral growth.

To make this short. I currently have the bio-cube but according to the wife she wants a bigger tank when we purchase a house within the next year. she wants a 65Gallon..

is the XR15W perfect for my current tank? and when a bigger tank is decided on possible add another XR15W ? Or would i be best off to buy an XR30W gen3 NOT PRO for my current tank?








I am beyond confused right now and would rather spend the extra money on setting up my sump if the XR30W would be over kill.

 

[myram]

If you know you are going to be upgrading down the road, I would go for the XR30W Pro now.
You can run it at a lower level now in the smaller tank, and then bump it up on the bigger tank.

 

[roooler]

If you know you are going to be upgrading down the road, I would go for the XR30W Pro now.
You can run it at a lower level now in the smaller tank, and then bump it up on the bigger tank.

I do know i will be upgrading the tank hopefully in the next year.. And that was somewhat the way i was leaning. However i don't want to shed out 750 for the xr30w pro. I was looking at either the gen3 regular xr30w or the xr15w pro.

My wife and i are expecting our first child in december, and while we are well off, i want to keep some money saved up so we can both take time off from work for the baby.

 

[Reefer4evaa]

If you know you are going to be upgrading down the road, I would go for the XR30W Pro now.
You can run it at a lower level now in the smaller tank, and then bump it up on the bigger tank.

I totally agree..I'd deal with the overflow of light till the upgrade..I have the xr30w pro gen 3 on my 60 cube and it's more than enough (as I know I'll be upgrading also...and by the way my corals lobe it's!my tank is 90% SPS and the polyp extension is insane!

 

[EcoTech Service]

For your current aquarium, the XR15w Pro will provide more than enough light. While I definitely agree with others regarding an upgrade, keep in mind that the XR15w Pro is very modular and you could always pick up a second or third fixture(s) if/when the time comes. For example, two XR15's would work perfectly over a 65G reef.

Good luck with your Biocube, it'll really look great with the Radion and RMS!

 

[EcoTech Service]

Edit- Double Post

 

[roooler]

Thank you everyone for the advise.. I think i will go with the XR15W PRO and then get a second one when we upgrade the tank..

Does the XR15W come with both the 80 lens and wide angle lens??

 

[EcoTech Service]

Great choice! Yes, the XR15w Pro comes with the Wide-Angle Lens installed and the standard TIR Lens included in the box.

 

[roooler]

Thank you for your help one last question,

I am looking into upgrading my tank to a Rimless 32x24x20 66G

Will i need the Xr30W for this? or will the xr15w pro work fine?