400 gallons of saltwater running through my house.

[CarlaW]

possessive little guy huh

 

[NanoReefer411]

Beautiful pictures!!

 

[DevonM]

Beautiful pictures!!

Thanks!

 

[LostCreekReefer]

Very nic pics, Devon, tank is lookin' very good!

 

[DevonM]

Interesting short video on the Ecotech Marine Radion xr30w led light fixture.

 

[dsmhero]

too bad its sooo expensive...and I would need 2 for my 40g!

 

[DevonM]

too bad its sooo expensive...and I would need 2 for my 40g!

Yeah I think I could slide by with 3 but yeah, it's an investment. I like that they have an equivalent PAR reading of a 250W MH.

 

[CarlaW]

at what depth in your tank? I did not look at the vid

 

[dsmhero]

at what depth in your tank? I did not look at the vid

He was getting 10% better par readings throughout his tank than is 250w MH.

 

[CarlaW]

how deep was his tank tho

 

[dsmhero]

I believe it is a standard 90g, so what? 25"?

Correction: it is a Marineland Corner Flow 90G (48″ x 18″ x 24″)

 

[CarlaW]

ok thx

 

[DevonM]

at what depth in your tank? I did not look at the vid

My tank is 30" deep but I'm sure they would kick the crap out of my 150W MHs!

 

[CarlaW]

I have a t5 that'll do that Devon

 

[CarlaW]

I am pretty sure I would need 4 for full coverage on mine. Interesting vid tho, some one wanna loan me the cash to go out get em???? I seem to feel like a d**** guinea pig anyways.

 

[dsmhero]

Here is my viewpoint on this:

The led's that are on the radion are all available to the public, nothing priority here. If you were interesting in doing the conversion over to LED's then I do believe DIY setups are just as capable as Radion if built correctly. The main advantage to the Radion besides a warranty is the program software, which if you purchase any reef controller that is worth its weight will have at least 4 dimming channels(0-10V). Utilizing these channels you can customize your LED looks(10k, 15k, 20k, etc) and ramp up and down, rendering the program software redundant. The cost difference between the Radion and DIY is at least 40%...

 

[DevonM]

I am pretty sure I would need 4 for full coverage on mine. Interesting vid tho, some one wanna loan me the cash to go out get em???? I seem to feel like a d**** guinea pig anyways.

Haha, yeah I would be a guinea pig too! LEDs are probably the best option for not overloading my electrical breaker and heating up the house (the reason I went with 150's).

 

[CarlaW]

Considering the amount I have invested already in this thing, I am buying the warranty, sorry, just the way I am, that way it is covered if and when something goes TU.

What is the cost of one unit?

 

[dsmhero]

$750 per unit

 

[CarlaW]

$750 per unit

Holy *****************, Lets see..................... 3 grand, is 15 months of total electricity for the house. I am gonna wait until the cost comes down. I am sorry, them things ain't that golden. They are nce tho