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superchud 
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 3:33pm |
I have decided to ditch my 3 qty 400w MH over my 210 along with the power bill and heat that goes along with them.
However I am having I hard time deciding between 5 qty Radions (is this enough for a 210?), 2 qty 35" Pacific Sun Hyperion, or 1 qty 65" Pacific Sun Hyperion.
I really like the ability of the Radions to sync up with my MP40's and WXM, 6 channel adjustability, and the software interface looks quite nice, however I do not like the idea of 5+ plugs.
Does anyone have any experience with these fixtures?
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TheAquarium
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 4:14pm |
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You should be just fine with just using three Radions,
We currently have 3 over one of our 8 foot tanks and it looks great,
We also can offer you a special bonus of $50 livestock credit, (per unit) when purchasing these lights from our store,
Thanks - The Aquarium.
Edited by TheAquarium - January 17 2012 at 4:14pm
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Posted: January 17 2012 at 4:18pm |
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I also think that 3 Radions would be fine over a 210. I don't have experience with any of the fixtures you've mentioned, but I would go for the Radions just because of their interface capabilities and high ratings. Just my two cents. :)
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 12:59pm |
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SuperChud,
I have no experience what so ever with these, but do take pictures and keep us all updated on your progress, im sure we can all learn a ton from it!
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 10:34pm |
Go with the Radions but get at least 4 of them. Ecotech has been VERY honest that one Radion will work for 40 gallons of water. There are quite a few people on Reef Central that have tested the PAR of the Radions and proven that Ecotech is right on with their recommendation.
The Radion is the best LED I have seen on the market thus far. I do have an 18" Ecoxotic Panorama PRO fixture coming my way though and will have a review up as soon as I get it in and play with it.
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Posted: January 18 2012 at 10:48pm |
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I agree on getting 4 radion units.
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superchud
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Posted: January 24 2012 at 2:45pm |
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Well I decided to pick up the Radions, now if I just had the time to install the bugers.
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Posted: January 26 2012 at 7:42pm |
Here is some shots of my current setup, which I am truly going to miss.
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Posted: January 26 2012 at 8:27pm |
Here are some shots of my home made mounting kit.
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Posted: January 27 2012 at 1:17am |
sweet looking forward to some more pics of the radions
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superchud
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Posted: January 29 2012 at 11:59am |
Well I finally have some time today to tear into my little project.
Here are some before tank shots.
Left side
Center
Right Side
Whole tank kinda crappy pic
Ballasts
Last shot of the 400s in the canopy waiting for them to cool down 
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Posted: March 07 2012 at 8:10am |
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is there any updated pictures with the LED's installed? how are you liking them?
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Patrick
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mag 9.5 return and two seio 1500's
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Posted: March 07 2012 at 9:40am |
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I have a similar question. I'm currently building a 270 gallon tanks that will be 6'x 3' x 24". Will 4 radions mounted perpendicular be enough?
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Troy Hollingsworth
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Posted: March 07 2012 at 10:08am |
Sorry for the lack of updates.
When I get home tonight I will get some updated tanks shots uploaded.
I did end up adding a forth Radion, I really didnt care for the coverage I was getting running 3.
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Posted: March 11 2012 at 6:13pm |
Updated pics.
I did some re-aquascaping a week ago so the pics are not an exact comparison, but you can get an idea of how the tank looks under 4 radion's also the are running at 90%
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