EcoTech Radion

hossa81 · 12/21/2012, 05:25 PM

Right now, I'm really considering buying them but before i pay 600 dollars I want a secondary opinion. Comparing them to the ai nano which one should I get for my 20 gallon high? I do plan on getting some type of acro to go in the top and I have a devils hand on the top as well as some euphyllias towards the base.

sponger0 · 12/21/2012, 05:33 PM

Unless you plan on syncing it with a Vortech and plan on using the storm feature, I dont think its worth it. You can get a fixture for alot cheaper that will work very well.

bambam918 · 12/21/2012, 06:45 PM

I love mine. Works great and their customer service is the best out there. It's expensive but worth the investment if you have the funds.

sponger0 · 12/21/2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bambam918

I love mine. Works great and their customer service is the best out there. It's expensive but worth the investment if you have the funds.

Agreed. Just depends on how much you wanna spend and how much you wanna do with your lights.

chrisfont23 · 12/21/2012, 08:35 PM

I was debating on the Radeon or adding Panorama Pro modules by Ecoxotic to my canopy. In the end the fact I could add the modules over time rather than fork over $700 a pop for the Radeons won out.

chrisfont23 · 12/21/2012, 08:38 PM

One more thing - beware. Good, well made LEDs like Ecoxotic, Radeon, etc., are ridiculously bright...so much so mine that each of my 6 modules are barely at 50% on a dimmer. Now I realize, I am all LPS and my corals don't need the onslaught, but I managed to fry the hell out of a few corals, including a $100 hammer the size of large grapefruit.

Ghstwolf · 12/21/2012, 08:58 PM

I absolutely LOVE my radion's.. They are a bit flakey to program originally, but once you have a good artifical mode setup they work GREAT! I will suggest you not run them at full power though.. You will fry your corals.. I only run mine at 70% and my LPS and softies LOVE it..

Ron Reefman · 12/22/2012, 07:16 AM

I'll have one that's about 10 mths old for sale as soon as my new lights arive (within the week). I guess that tells you what I think of them.

chrisfont23 · 12/22/2012, 07:48 AM

Ron -curious - what didn't you like about them?

12/21/2012, 05:25 PM	#1
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	EcoTech Radion Right now, I'm really considering buying them but before i pay 600 dollars I want a secondary opinion. Comparing them to the ai nano which one should I get for my 20 gallon high? I do plan on getting some type of acro to go in the top and I have a devils hand on the top as well as some euphyllias towards the base. __________________ Enjoy life, there's plenty of time to be dead. Current Tank Info: 180 FOWLR, 29 BioCube

12/21/2012, 06:45 PM	#3
bambam918 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ahwatukee Posts: 601	I love mine. Works great and their customer service is the best out there. It's expensive but worth the investment if you have the funds. __________________ 180 DT peninsula with 90 gallon sump. Three Radion Pro's and two Tunze 6105's. bubble magus curve7 and two Jager 300 watt heaters. Temp probe, PH probe and ORP probe. ATS. Mag5 return. BRS dose for CA

12/21/2012, 08:38 PM	#6
chrisfont23 Reef Monster Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,343	One more thing - beware. Good, well made LEDs like Ecoxotic, Radeon, etc., are ridiculously bright...so much so mine that each of my 6 modules are barely at 50% on a dimmer. Now I realize, I am all LPS and my corals don't need the onslaught, but I managed to fry the hell out of a few corals, including a $100 hammer the size of large grapefruit. Last edited by chrisfont23; 12/21/2012 at 08:44 PM.

12/21/2012, 08:58 PM	#7
Ghstwolf Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 177	I absolutely LOVE my radion's.. They are a bit flakey to program originally, but once you have a good artifical mode setup they work GREAT! I will suggest you not run them at full power though.. You will fry your corals.. I only run mine at 70% and my LPS and softies LOVE it.. __________________ USAF Retired! Current Tank Info: 90 gallon LPS/Softie mixed reef, Reef Octopus NWB150, 2xEcoTech Radions, Aqueon Proflex Model 4 sump, 75lbs of Dry Reef Saver/60lbs of Dry Sand...

12/22/2012, 07:16 AM	#8
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	I'll have one that's about 10 mths old for sale as soon as my new lights arive (within the week). I guess that tells you what I think of them. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

12/21/2012, 05:33 PM	#2
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	Unless you plan on syncing it with a Vortech and plan on using the storm feature, I dont think its worth it. You can get a fixture for alot cheaper that will work very well.

12/21/2012, 08:35 PM	#5
chrisfont23 Reef Monster Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,343	I was debating on the Radeon or adding Panorama Pro modules by Ecoxotic to my canopy. In the end the fact I could add the modules over time rather than fork over $700 a pop for the Radeons won out.

12/22/2012, 07:48 AM	#9
chrisfont23 Reef Monster Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,343	Ron -curious - what didn't you like about them?