Ecotech Radion XR15 for a 24 x 19 x 19 rimless.

[krshlln300]

Hello all.

Need some opinions on a setup I want to look into. Setting up a JBJ 30 rimless- I currently have an AI Prime led module for it which from some dry experiments seems to provide more than enough coverage... However- after using the AI Prime for a few months on a 5 and 10 gallon.... I am not 100% sure I like the mechanics as it is a little hard to get dialed in correctly.

Can anyone provide thoughts on an Ecotech Radion XR15w Pro or provide some potential alternatives that have a nice track history with growth pattern and health- I am not as concerned with color as i am with overall health and growth- I'd be using solatubes if I could but i live in an old townhouse where that isn't an option....

Overall I would be aiming to keep monti caps, some digitata, maybe some Birdsnest as far as SPS is concerned and various polyps, and some lps at some point.

Thanks,

Kris Hollen

 

[MondoBongo]

have you thought about an AI Hyrda 26?

i got one of these to hang over my display fuge cube 24"x24"x24". i blew a driver board on one of my vegas so i stole the Hydra26 to temporarily run on one slot in my main tank.

i got some nice growth out of it. i had a large motni cap, several acros, and some LPS below it for about 6 weeks or so, and was seeing some nice growth.

not sure what kind of settings changes it is capable of, i have the old school AI controller, so it may be limited compared to some of their newer control modules.

 

[krshlln300]

Yes I was thinking about those but are they able to link to your computer? The radion says to link via I will have to look more into the AI's. with the Coverage and Shadowing- did you get decent full coverage with the AI's?

 

[krshlln300]

strange it cut out the middle of the last note.... The radion can connect via usb to your comp to control- can the AI's do that as well?

 

[MondoBongo]

Hmm that's a good question. I don't think so, but I'm not sure bout the newer ones. I know my Vegas don't. I assumed the Hydra 26 was the same, but I haven't looked.

The coverage is very good. I said 24 cube before, I meant 20". I was actually surprised when I hung it over the main tank that it covered almost the same area as the Vega.

hydra is on the left.

i would bet that you can't hook the light directly to the computer like the ecotech, but would probably end up needing the AI Director or something. i have the little old school AI controller that looks kind of a like an ipod knock off. it actually picks up my hydra as a vega for some reason, so it is trying to use the same settings as the 4 lights on the main tank. at some point i will probably try the director to see if i can adjust it independent of the other lights, because it is bright.

 

[krshlln300]

Awesome! Thanks! I will look into these!