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ap700 or reef90's or ai hd16s

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hey folks, just trying to see what peple seem to like better between the three lights. i have all 3 but cant decide which ones t g with on my new set up. i was thinking of maybe going with the 3 reef leds 90's but im kind of thinking of going with the ap700 in the middle and one aihd 16 on each end. its 5 foot tank. any input would be appreciated. i want to say i like the reefbeat the least, with the ai the best as far as setting up the lights
 
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I would sale all of them to buy 3 or 4 AI Hydra 64 or 3 XR30 or get a full 5ft ATI fixture. But it just me. other may have different opinion.
 
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depends on your coral goals, but im a radion guy - so xr15s is what ill recommend. 5ft tank, you might be looking at 4 of them. i run 6 over my 4ft sps dominate tank.
 
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alright, thank for the info. guess ill be looking into the options y'all said. oncw i get the flow all dialed in then, i'll be shopping for new lights. thanks.
 
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Given those 3 choices, I would pick the AP700s for sure.
 
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I run 2x ap700's on my 54" tank and am happy with them for the cost/look of the light. Some bugs in the ap700 software, but nothing major for me.
i cant get it to connect to wifi, i've updated it. just wont connect.
 
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Not sure if this applies to the AP700, but sometimes you have to split up your wifi to 2.4 ghz only to use some wifi products.
i cant get the actual unit to go into its wifi mode.
 
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I had two reeled 90s and I thought they were garbage. @IOnceWasLegend just switched from the ap700 to two xr15s and he is in love with radion now. I'm a huge radion fan boy myself and I know quite a few people on here are also.
looking at the xr15's, gonna need 3 of them. ouch
 
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its not working, wont connect to wifi, so infuriating.
Update the firmware. I would contact Kessil to see if they have a solution for you. You could always run it standalone, not connected to your WiFi.
 
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