Mixed 500 gal. A.G.E. build. 12 unit LED Radion lights.

[david00061]

The problem with David & I is that we have a new tank & new to buy lighting. It only makes sense to go LED. The question is, which one.

I hate being a guinni pig for anything. AI' tried & proven.

I agree with the new tank and LED lighting.
As far as the guinni pig.... Someone has to go 1st...

 

[david00061]

The first model of anything is a Guinea pig IMHO.

First year model cars always have problems, yet they built cars for yrs.

Maxispect first model, people seem to not be as impressed with them as they thought they would. All this is my opinion.

My Apex was an early model & they built controllers for yrs., yet there were many revisions.

I'm just stating what I am doing, Ecotec is a great company & I am sure will have a great light. If I wait a year or 2 there will probably be 3 or 4 more players in the market.

A tank this size is not something I want to do twice. This tank will be part of my home for the rest of my life.
But if i buy 12 aqua illumination I would have spent a good amount of money. I will not want to trade them out when a new model comes out in 2 years. My thinking is only doing this once in 10 years.

 

[david00061]

Here is one reason alone that would make me want the Radion's....think about trying to adjust 12 AI units without them being wirelessly synced together. You would have to tweak each one independently or write code to have them controlled by some other controller together.
The Radion's are supposed to be capable of being controlled from one unit and all of the rest following. This would make it far easier to make changes, or to test things etc.

This would be nice

 

[david00061]

Is it really being a guinea pig if you buy the first LED fixture a company comes out with, if the company has already proven they know how to build intelligent controllers, proper cooling (of motors), and stylish designs?
And...all they did with the LED's themselves is take what was already shown to work (RB and White), and add to it.

I do have 5 of the VorTech pumps 3 mp40's, 2 mp60's (60's still in box) If the lights live up to the quality of the pumps. They will be the best lights out there.

 

[david00061]

This is cool. Subscribing, very very cool!

Thank you
Any advice you can give me will be greatly appreciated

 

[AJT]

Originally Posted by LukeGI
Here is one reason alone that would make me want the Radion's....think about trying to adjust 12 AI units without them being wirelessly synced together. You would have to tweak each one independently or write code to have them controlled by some other controller together.
The Radion's are supposed to be capable of being controlled from one unit and all of the rest following. This would make it far easier to make changes, or to test things etc.


I do not understand this? Why would you have to adjust independently? They are daisy chained together now & can be controlled wirelessly with new model.

Can you explain what you meant please?

 

[LukeGI]

Easy....what I meant was that I wasn't aware of them being daisy chained together, and controlled wirelessly

 

[AJT]

OK, got it.

 

[david00061]

just a pic of the 2 tanks I will be combining here is the 220

 

[david00061]

a few pics of the 125

 

[david00061]

 

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[david00061]

I am going to like having just one tank.

 

[david00061]

Wish I knew how to work my new camera. I will get more pics of the 220 later

 

[david00061]

my tank at A.G.E.
A.G.E. has been ready to ship my tank for 2 weeks. They have been waiting on me. They built it too fast
I get my tank Friday

 

[Bax]

That's a great problem to have! Abuilder whose already for you!

Top shelf build project!

Look at Orphek lights too, I just bought the 156 fixture and it is really very nice.

 

[david00061]

A.G.E. and Worldwide Corals exceeded all expectations in this project. I am very pleased with the whole thing. Now it is my turn.

 

[david00061]

That's a great problem to have! Abuilder whose already for you!

Top shelf build project!

Look at Orphek lights too, I just bought the 156 fixture and it is really very nice.

thank you i will look at them. How is the color with the Orphek?

 

[dbuesking]

A tank this size is not something I want to do twice. This tank will be part of my home for the rest of my life.
But if i buy 12 aqua illumination I would have spent a good amount of money. I will not want to trade them out when a new model comes out in 2 years. My thinking is only doing this once in 10 years.

I like the way you think. The technology is moving very fast right now when it comes to LEDs. I am willing to wait a year or so and stick with MH and T5s.

I can't get over how well this tank is crated compared to my Glass Cages tank was. This will be and is a quality build:thumbsup:

 

[david00061]

I like the way you think. The technology is moving very fast right now when it comes to LEDs. I am willing to wait a year or so and stick with MH and T5s.

I can't get over how well this tank is crated compared to my Glass Cages tank was. This will be and is a quality build:thumbsup:

Thank you
As for the crate....... Everything A.G.E. and Worldwide Corals has done so far has been top notch. I hope the tank is built as well the customer service.