Radion Pro worth it? Overkill?

[Squidmotron]

if it were that easy i would still have leds. imo, it is more about the physical limitions of led lighting. to get "full spectum" lighting the individual leds are placed on a panel and shine on the coral. each poylp on a sps coral is a single animal and i believe some polyps receive a very narrow range of light. this would have an adverse effect on the coral as a whole. imo this is why leathers and single poylp corals do very well under leds.

Actually this was an honest concern of mine. I tried to place lights as high as possible and still noted that deeper sps's show the most beautiful colors. The radion lights are luckily in a very tight bunch compared to some fixtures.

Other than that, I feel this discussion is unnecessarily catty.

It has been my own experience that radion pros grow SPS beautifully over the few months of their existence. I cannot extrapolate far past that.

Is 3 months insufficient time? Perhaps.. Maybe something happens later? I cannot figure out the Scientific reasons that would be th case though.

 

[that Fish Guy]

I had not looked at this since earlier today. WOW! I love the attacks on those that like their lights. If you don't want Radion Pro lights, don't get them. I happen to like the fuller spectrum of lights. What I got above the gen2, was worth the extra money to me. If it is not to you, cool. To me it is not overkill period. Yes I am American, but no I am not stupid. Nice inflammatory comment Steve, but then again that was the whole point of the thread no?

I did not say anyone was stupid here.

I did not say that Pro's were overkill.

Others told me that they are overkill.

But I figured maybe they did not have all the facts and that was why they told me that.

I am just trying to get the facts and learn how the Pro is different from the G2.

Both are great lights and you cannot go wrong with either one.

I just wanted to clear that up.

 

[Clownin Aroun]

It all comes down to what you want? Honestly as you can see from this thread NO ONE agrees on ANYTHING when it comes to LEDs. LOL

Being an owner of the Radion Pro and the GHL Mitras i can tell you that i do NOT think that either is overkill. The yellow and "UV" LEDs really do make a great difference in the LOOK of the corals. I LOVE both of those fixtures and think that they are both worth the money.

Now funny enough i have any been running my Mitras for two months now but i have AMAZING purple and white tips on my sps because they are so happy and growing like crazy!

So again, its up to you but i think the Pro is worth it! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[reefmutt]

You take a movie of your tank, for some reason it looks better. If using an iPhone take a move, then when reviewing and you are at the time you want a picture, touch the screen to stop it, then touch your home button and off button at the same time. It will save a picture to your picture files.

Try it.

great info! i have learned something new. thanks!

imo, the lower end spectrum - the 400 to 430 nm leds is what really makes the difference in coral longevity and coloration, as well as proper mixture of the individual led light sources.
having not owned the radions, i would, without hesitation, buy the pros over the g2 because of the lower spectrum leds, regardless of the added power or features..
i bought and will use the mitras in my next build because, although the pros have more lower end led colors, i think the mitras mix the individual leds better, in their design.

as far as the radians go, the pro will give you a better look and i think better coloration and health, imo..

 

[ImagineAnOcean]

Interesting topic...I like the opinions here.

FYI...these are pics of corals grown under and illuminated by Pacific Sun LEDs.

I think they look pretty good...IMO.

 

[ImagineAnOcean]

a few more... ALL under Pacific Sun

 

[reefmutt]

Awesome shots, imagine!!

 

[ImagineAnOcean]

These shots are from Pacific Sun, Poland.

They actually USE their lamps on the own grow tanks in in their retail store!