Which to choose?!!?

i currently have:
- 4 ft. Maristar 500W lighting system
- Korilia Magnum 5 and 6

Both work amazing and i couldnt have asked for better "beginner" equpiment, BUT its time for this dude to upgrade! So heres my question:

what should i get first? (Ill eventually have both of these, but due to the insaine price i can only do so much, you know how it goes)

- 2 Ecotech Radion XR30W's
OR
- 2 Ecotech Vortech MP40W's


I'm leaning twords the lights because these MH's are very costly on the electric bill, and they make my office 5 degrees warmer than the rest of the house in the winter time, so i can only imagine what ill have to deal with in the Summer.

On the other hand, with 2 MP40w's in my tank, i wouldn't have these huge powerheads the size of bolders hoggin up valuable swimming space. Dont get my wrong these magnums are very powerful, but they are eye sores, and they dont do anything but come on and off, when you plug or unplug them. And i would Love to see a wave

So help me choose what one do you think i should get first and why ?

-Billie

 

whats in your tank, livestock wise? but lights for sure! May as well start saving money now before bulb replacements and then the upcoming summer heat issue! unless ya wanna buy a chiller!

 

do the lights first, save some money on the bills, your corals need light more than flow. and you already have flow. so after a while you can purchase the vortech.

 

perminate residents:
2 clowns, starry blenny, a clam and a cleaner shrimp.
lotta zoas, some monti caps, one sps frag, frogspawn, and GSP.

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im baby sittin 2 clowns, 2 bicolor dotty backs, and 2 cardnals

 

Lights first. You don't need all that flow right now for what you've got. Go lights, them MPs!!

 

im gonna get teh lights!! its gonna be awesome

 

accidentally order 2 more! i'll send ya my address, but lights are def the right route here!

 

I wasnt sure if i should go with the pumps or the lights first, both are awesome, both let you customize to your liking and i feel that having that option will increase my time/dedication to the tank. so ill prolly go from 50% of my free time to 85-90% of my free time spent on the tank

 

Yea I say get the lights first also. The pumps will communicate with the lights wireless and you will reap the benefits.

 

yea once i get both the lights and the pumps itll be like 98%