Radion Gen3 question

[ClownsRCoo]

Hello all,

I have 2 radion G3's over my 90 right now. In my tank I have all base rock so it is pretty white for now with not much algae coloration covering it yet. I have the lights mounted about 9.5" off the water which is just over the recommended height pert installation manual. My question is about the color blending. I can very easily see all of the different colors being sent into my tank. It doesn't look very natural at all.

What can I do about this? Will it get better as my rock takes on more color and wont be such a bright white anymore? My sand looks the same way and I don't think that's ever going to turn a different color. Should I raise them up further to help with the blending?

Please give me some ideas because I'm not very satisfied for the amount of money I just dropped on these.

 

[Ajskennels]

i would try bringing them up a bit to let the color spread and blend a little better, ive got my gen 2's about 15" off my tank and only run them at 45% max, to answer your ? yes when the rock gets more color to it it wont be as noticable

 

[mfinn]

Hello all,

I have 2 radion G3's over my 90 right now. In my tank I have all base rock so it is pretty white for now with not much algae coloration covering it yet. I have the lights mounted about 9.5" off the water which is just over the recommended height pert installation manual. My question is about the color blending. I can very easily see all of the different colors being sent into my tank. It doesn't look very natural at all.

What can I do about this? Will it get better as my rock takes on more color and wont be such a bright white anymore? My sand looks the same way and I don't think that's ever going to turn a different color. Should I raise them up further to help with the blending?

Please give me some ideas because I'm not very satisfied for the amount of money I just dropped on these.

What program are you using?

I have 4 Radions on 2 different tanks and have never seen what you are experiencing.

I like the radiant program, which I do modify a little.

 

[ClownsRCoo]

I was running one of the default programs but now I'm running a custom one posted by "ecotech marine service" in the "show me your graphs" thread. It's looked the same on both

 

[mfinn]

The first thing that comes to mind is all the white bare rock and sand is just reflecting the led colored light.
I saw what you are experiencing on a friends diy led setup, but when he did his, the leds were 2' apart.
Like I said in my first post, I have 2 tanks with Radions and I don't see this at all.
Wonder if the wide angle lens kit would help?

 

[Alex Y EcoTech]

Clowns,

I would recommend using a different schedule as well. Try Radiant color and see if this makes a difference for you.

 

[bbecher]

Perhaps the wide angle TIR's to diffuse it a little more?