Gen 2 pro on a bio-cube

[rattler]

Hi guys!
I am setting up a modded 29 gallon bio cube with the following
Tunze nano ato, tunze 9002 skimmer with intank cup, intank media rack, wp10 wave maker pumps and controller, tlf reactor 150, and a gen 2 pro òn the original hood.
I have removed all the innards of the power compacts and fans including the switches. I have cut a rectangular hole in the top to have the radion sit on the opening. What settings do I start with? I have very limited experience with the adjustability of this light. Can this light produce the moon lights over night or do you add led moon lights to supplement.

I plan on having LPS and sps corals and a few small fish.

Thank you for your time

Geoff

 

[rattler]

Really over a 130 views and no advice? Can you use a radion for night lights?

 

[rattler]

Is there a better forum to ask these questions?

 

[reefer roman]

A gen 2 pro is overkill for a biocube . I would look at using a xr15 instead.

 

[davehead86]

Yes you can use it as a moon light over night. There is a program option to make the moon lights actually follow the intensity of the actual lunar phases if that interests you.

I agree that an XR15 will be better for a biocube with its dimensions.

 

[aquapod24]

Hi and how cool a radion built in the hood that's awesome. If your like me and you already invested in a radion pro gen 2 no need to just grab a smaller light and waste money. You already have a great light you simply need to keep the intensity down. I would say at that height start low like at 15% then acclimation mode up to 25% within three - four weeks. If you notice the corals starting to close up during that acclimation period simply turn off acclimation mode. See what percentage it was at and bring it down a few notches. As far as programming give me a sec....

 

[aquapod24]

Check out this site....
http://www.aquaticlog.com/lighting_profiles

One of the first tanks is a 34 gallon tank that has a radion pro over it. You can download the settings from that sight and adjust the intensity.

 

[Mark426]

Yup..it will work just fine. Just keep the intensity reasonable. Here is a guy that had an awesome tank with a Radion over his Bio-Cube similar to your mod.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2287628

 

[rattler]

Thank you guys for the information ! We are just days away from setting this up. I hope to set up the ro/di system under the sink this weekend!

Geoff