Anyone have any "real" experience with radions for sps?

tozzi · 02/12/2012, 06:46 PM

Looking to see if anyone has had radions over their sps for a while, and can vouch for coral color and growth? Lots of reviews, threads, etc, but so far i havent found any that have answered this single most important ? well to me it's pretty important anyway. Everyone just brings up "par" right away then its always a fight over optics and crees or no crees, etc. Any info from someone who has had the light for a while will b appreciated.

mastershake72 · 02/12/2012, 07:18 PM

Let me preface this by saying I'm a huge supporter of LED technology. However, these lights have only been up a few months so any testament made towards these lights is, in my opinion, premature. Many people have barely had these hanging over there tank for a month. There is little discernable evidence of coral growth or coloration that can be made in this time span. If you want testaments there is more evidence to point towards AI SOL's or other technology like T5 or MH's. This is not to say that Radion's aren't excellent lights because they certainly appear to be. I just think it's premature to point to coral growth now. 6 months, and one year later will be better judges I think.

Chuck H. · 02/12/2012, 07:37 PM

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...=radion+growth

Shows a little something...

tozzi · 02/12/2012, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mastershake72

these lights have only been up a few months so any testament made towards these lights is, in my opinion, premature. If you want testaments there is more evidence to point towards AI SOL's or other technology like T5 or MH's.

I know these lights are newer, but still im sure someone has had them up over a tank for 3 months or so. You can tell somewhat if they r going to b good or not within that time span. If the sps looks worse than it did with the previous lighting, if the colors look better, encrusting at the base of frags, new tips, stuff like that.

I know there is tons of evidence with AI's mh t5 etc, but im only interested in the radions

tozzi · 02/12/2012, 07:51 PM

Chuck i seen that, thanks for the link though

kevensquint · 02/12/2012, 07:58 PM

I have a radion over a 60 cube the tank started from zero with it, and will be only sps. Unfortunatly as mastershake said, its too soon. But I'm stocking frags now, so far so good and I will knowvfor sure in a year or so.

02/12/2012, 06:46 PM	#1
tozzi Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: JERSEY Posts: 825	Anyone have any "real" experience with radions for sps? Looking to see if anyone has had radions over their sps for a while, and can vouch for coral color and growth? Lots of reviews, threads, etc, but so far i havent found any that have answered this single most important ? well to me it's pretty important anyway. Everyone just brings up "par" right away then its always a fight over optics and crees or no crees, etc. Any info from someone who has had the light for a while will b appreciated. __________________ Your dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare a man whos the best with guns knives his bare hands A man whos been trained to ignore pain ignore weather eat things that would make a billy goat puke Current Tank Info: 215 sps

02/12/2012, 07:37 PM	#3
Chuck H. Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South East Virginia Posts: 560	http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...=radion+growth Shows a little something... __________________ Chuck H. Current Tank Info: Radion Powered Elos Midi mixed-reef in progress and 65 Undulate Trigger FOWLR species tank

02/12/2012, 07:51 PM	#5
tozzi Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: JERSEY Posts: 825	Chuck i seen that, thanks for the link though __________________ Your dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare a man whos the best with guns knives his bare hands A man whos been trained to ignore pain ignore weather eat things that would make a billy goat puke Current Tank Info: 215 sps

02/12/2012, 07:18 PM	#2
mastershake72 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Warren, MI Posts: 75	Let me preface this by saying I'm a huge supporter of LED technology. However, these lights have only been up a few months so any testament made towards these lights is, in my opinion, premature. Many people have barely had these hanging over there tank for a month. There is little discernable evidence of coral growth or coloration that can be made in this time span. If you want testaments there is more evidence to point towards AI SOL's or other technology like T5 or MH's. This is not to say that Radion's aren't excellent lights because they certainly appear to be. I just think it's premature to point to coral growth now. 6 months, and one year later will be better judges I think.

02/12/2012, 07:58 PM	#6
kevensquint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: new york Posts: 2,277	I have a radion over a 60 cube the tank started from zero with it, and will be only sps. Unfortunatly as mastershake said, its too soon. But I'm stocking frags now, so far so good and I will knowvfor sure in a year or so.