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View Poll Results: What's your intensity | |||
100% | 32 | 8.12% | |
90% to 80% | 32 | 8.12% | |
80% to 70% | 50 | 12.69% | |
70% to 60% | 69 | 17.51% | |
60% to 50% | 92 | 23.35% | |
Less then 50% | 119 | 30.20% | |
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02/03/2014, 08:20 PM | #101 |
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Take a look at mine from 1600 to 2100 Eastern (4p-9p) and see how dark it looks.
http://worm5406.from-md.com:83
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02/03/2014, 10:52 PM | #102 |
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I run two gen 2's set at 9" over my 105 g mixed reef. The lights replaced an Evergrow IT2080 which ramped up over 8 hours to 70% on the blue channel and 60% on the white channel.
I'm running the Radion's at 65% for 8 hours using the Shallow Reef Program with no adjustments. My corals seem to have responded well to the new lights. I had some problems with acans burning in the past and they seem to be doing better. My Zoas continue to do well, as do my LPS. I only have a few SPS, mainly Monitpora and they look great. |
02/03/2014, 11:53 PM | #103 |
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I wonder if a new poll needs to be done. That way any updates or changes can be seed and addressed.
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02/04/2014, 05:34 AM | #104 |
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Hey worm
What program is that?
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02/04/2014, 01:15 PM | #105 |
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For the camera? It is an Axis camera.
For the radion view of the lights and the timing? That is the NEW fusion Apex control.
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02/04/2014, 02:38 PM | #107 |
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Amazing
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02/04/2014, 03:28 PM | #108 |
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I am a beta user. That is the control screen for programming it.
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02/04/2014, 03:32 PM | #109 |
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I have 2 radion pro at 65% and my SPS is burning. ramp down to 60% and I have algea issue. What are you recommend for this? My tank is 95% SPS dominated.
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02/04/2014, 03:44 PM | #110 |
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Take it down to 50% and watch the SPS... do not burn it to death.
Find the algae source of nutrients. Remedy that. Slowly bring up the intensity of the radion's
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03/23/2014, 12:27 PM | #111 |
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so does everyone agree that running radions at 65 % should be the normal?
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04/01/2014, 10:33 AM | #113 |
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Wow, I have only been running two Radions Gen 3 on my 75 g for a couple of weeks and they are acclimating to 75% (1 week to go). I only have LPS and softies. Will have to keep an eye on it as I am planning on adding some SPS once I feel better about my water chemistry.
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04/02/2014, 08:30 PM | #114 |
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I just upgraded to Gen3 Pros. I am going to try running them using the Radiant setting at 50%. Can you grow corals on that setting?
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04/03/2014, 05:24 AM | #115 |
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Ok I really would love for some one to post what an Sps looks like if they get too
much light and another picture if they don't get enough light. All this intensity has me confused and I keep adjusting my intensity and I am proabally doing more harm then good. Ecotech save us from the madness and post a series of pictures so we can set out lights the correct intensity. By the way my light fixture is 8 inches above water line and I and running my lights 20 k most if the day. I was at 65% but was told to raise it to 95% because my tank is so deep. Most of my Sps are about 18 to 22 inches from the water line. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Oh almost forgot I have a g1 fixture with TIR lens. Michael
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I hope you took several months to do it. Considering that such a small % of people who voted in the poll are at that high of a intensity, sounds risky.
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I just started it and I used the acclimation more set to four weeks is that good or should it be longer?
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I wouldn't go that high, but I'm not into sps that demand high intensity. Going that high, my guess would be to do 5% a week.
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06/03/2014, 06:50 PM | #119 |
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I voted, the highest mine is right now is 55% and I've seen great growth so far...might add another 5% in a month or so!
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06/05/2014, 11:06 AM | #120 |
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I'm at 45% coming from 6 bulb T5's and things are ok, I have only had them for a couple months.
At 45% the brightness for me is fine at 20k on down to 14K color range any brighter and it seems to bright to my taste.
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06/06/2014, 05:07 AM | #121 |
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Intensity is subjective to use as measure alone. The difference between 12k and 20k at a given intensity is important to know also.
I never go below 20k and my intensity gets as high as 85%. Have great luck with my SPS.
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here is my etg file enjoy i sure am
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The interference was the communications between radions to each other. It messes with the electronics of the radions somehow.
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Voted 50~60 percent.
Changed my views on these lights and how powerful they are. There is a major difference what intensity your cranking them at and what kelvin they are set at so take with a grain of salt what everyone's decisions are here. I have a 36 inch deep tank and I'm keeping my light around 18 in off the water line and at a 50 percent intensity but now I'm in acclimation mode for the next 6 weeks starting at a 30 percent which really means I'm at 30 percent intensity of the 50 percent setting. Btw if they are higher off the water line you get a better spread and less laser beam burning happening to the corals. I just bought a ton of new corals which is why I'm dialing it down and taking it slow. Most places we buy our corals from usually use low light and mainly blues so the corals do get shocked sometimes when we put them in with these lights or any powerful lights regardless of what people say. Slow and easy wins the race. Oh forgot to mention that it was electronic ballasts which screwed up the radions, mabe if you used magnetic ballasts you may have a different outcome. Quote:
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