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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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Unread 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.

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Unread 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.


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Unread 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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Unread 02/04/2014, 05:34 AM   #104
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Hey worm

What program is that?


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Unread 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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Unread 02/04/2014, 02:09 PM   #106
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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.
I didn't know that the new Apex Fusion was out yet?


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Unread 02/04/2014, 02:38 PM   #107
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Amazing


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Unread 02/04/2014, 03:28 PM   #108
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I didn't know that the new Apex Fusion was out yet?
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Amazing
I am a beta user. That is the control screen for programming it.


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Unread 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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Unread 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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Unread 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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Unread 03/23/2014, 01:08 PM   #112
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so does everyone agree that running radions at 65 % should be the normal?
Normal for me, but that's just me.


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Unread 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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Unread 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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Unread 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.

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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.

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Jumping it from 65% to 95% is a huge jump.
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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Unread 04/03/2014, 09:13 AM   #118
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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?

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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Unread 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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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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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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Unread 06/17/2014, 12:06 PM   #123
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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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What was the interference causing the Radion to do? I was on the phone with Ecotech and they mentioned that if you disable the programming buttons on the light this fixes the interference issue. I am adding 4 T5s to my gen 1 fixture and I am hoping this wont be a problem.



Good idea setting up this poll however, it would have been more beneficial to set up 3 or 4 polls for the diff generation/modifications possible with the Radion. The problem is there is a big difference in intensity between what you can run a gen 1 Radion w/no TIR lenses at compared to a pro. Alot of people are running their Pros at 25-30% over SPS tanks which I doubt would render the same results for those people still using Gen 1s. If I upgraded my Gen 1 w/TIR lenses to a pro I would probably cut my intensity in half and go up or down depending on the coral response.



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Unread 06/18/2014, 04:54 AM   #124
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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.


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i went from 8 400 watt MH and T5 VHO supplemental actinics to 8 radion pros and my thoughts were 100% cranked! softies, clams, zoes did fine and even a 2 chalices did great but anything else i put in either bleached or browns. after reading this post im dialing down to 75% and see what happens with my corals and with any new corals that are introduced. the radions pack a hell of a punch and they will burn like a laser beam if you keep them too low. my depth is 36 inches and still i think now after reading this it needs to be ramped down and raised to 18 inches. my real issue is that i like a bright tank but i guess its all getting used too. I tried to have VHO T5's with radions just to brighten the tank but the ballasts interfere with the electronics of the radions. T5's and radions for me would be the perfect mix. ill keep you all posted as the tank turns. hmm sounds like a soap opera.



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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.
With such a deep tank and the lights so high off above the water line mixed with low intensity your Sps will quickly fade. Use a par meter to dial it In. By the way read my post a page back and see what I am getting In my tank. By the way my tank is 31 deep


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