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

[SPotter]

everything looks amazing David!!!! keep up the great and inspiring work! Hows the quilting going??????

 

[david00061]

 

[david00061]

everything looks amazing David!!!! keep up the great and inspiring work! Hows the quilting going??????

I had to go back to work. I'll make a couple of quilts during christmass break

 

[david00061]

top pic was taken 01/22/12

today

 

[david00061]

pic taken 03/10/12

today

 

[rpjaws74]

Wow!!

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

lol

I'm serious. A memo came out since the Radions price dropped to $599. Anyone who purchased them before 1 November 2012 will be receiving a $75 rebate. I don't know if its per Radion. Change that. It was for 1 October - 1 November of this year. Sorry.

http://ecotechmarine.com/radion-xr30w-g2-launch-reseller-information/

 

[david00061]

I'm serious. A memo came out since the Radions price dropped to $599. Anyone who purchased them before 1 November 2012 will be receiving a $75 rebate. I don't know if its per Radion. Change that. It was for 1 October - 1 November of this year. Sorry.

http://ecotechmarine.com/radion-xr30w-g2-launch-reseller-information/

interesting. It looked to me that if you bought them between oct. 1 2012 thru nov 1 2012.

 

[nycreef]

I'm also getting great growth and color with my 8 radions. My corals are doing better than with my old 400 watt mh s that used to burn my corals. I wonder if ecotech would let us upgrade to the pro series and for what price. Your tank looks absolutely amazing. I bet your getting less algae growth in the tank as well. Since I switch, I'm getting hardly any of the algae I was getting before.

 

[david00061]

I'm also getting great growth and color with my 8 radions. My corals are doing better than with my old 400 watt mh s that used to burn my corals. I wonder if ecotech would let us upgrade to the pro series and for what price. Your tank looks absolutely amazing. I bet your getting less algae growth in the tank as well. Since I switch, I'm getting hardly any of the algae I was getting before.

Thank you.
I think the less algae is your tank maintenance not the lights. I plan on upgrading to the Pro's.
Do you have pics or a build you share?

 

[david00061]

top pic taken 01/22/12

today

 

[david00061]

I'm going baggless. I will just shop vac sump during water change.

 

[david00061]

 

[david00061]

 

[david00061]

 

[nycreef]

sorry david, i never did a build thread since the entire build of the house was consuming me for two years. I will post pics as soon as i can. Imho i really believe my heavy algae was due to the 8 400 watts mh's that made the tank hot and was overkill on lighting but that was the only way to go with that size tank. I would really like to see a side by side with the radion and the radion pro. i personally would love and pay more if it made the tank brighter but as far as colors go, im very happy with my radions. my corals seem happier now. I also noticed I had crazy flow and now when i switched to a lower flow the corals are opening up more and growing more. i guess too much flow is not a good thing, same goes for lights.

 

[david00061]

That was alot of light. I turned do my mp60's too.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

interesting. It looked to me that if you bought them between oct. 1 2012 thru nov 1 2012.

Yes I realized that after I read it. My concern is using a shop vac to clean the sump. Is that safe or did you buy a new vacuum head?

 

[david00061]

I'll drain sump 1st. Just vac out left over debris.
vac was 20.00 Lowe's for top. fits over bucket

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Not a bad idea.