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10/15/2019, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Seabrook, Texas
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Buying LED lights secondhand
Considering buying a few ETM Radion G4 pros soon.
If you were to buy them used what’s a few questions you’d ask? How would the answers affect the price? What’s a ballpark on these on this point? Finally, are Radions still the gold standard in LED’s? Returning from a long break, trying to update myself, thanks everyone! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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10/15/2019, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Welcome back! The Radion G4 Pro is amazing, I’m running two over my newly setup Reefer 625. While I can’t speak for their growing power, my old single G1 grew acros like weeds so I’m VERY anxious to see what these things can do. I would find out how long they were used for and at what intensity. I find people usually run then between 50-70 percent which I think is a good number. Any more than that and I’d be a little wary. As far as price point I’d say $600-$700 is going to be fair. IMHO, I’d probably spend the extra few hundred on something new and not worry about it, have a warranty, etc, but that’s just me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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10/16/2019, 04:59 PM
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First let the seller set the initial price. Know what 1/2 of current retail is.. bargain from there. They're at most 3 years old afaict. Ask about fan noise or any power supply problems. ask if the fans were ever replaced or stopped. Unfortunately these are fairly new (good thing w/ a low price) but fairly high demand (bad thing to get a low price) but that's the sellers choice. Ask about what it comes with controller, mounting brackets.. Those you should consider add 1/2 of their retail to the price. Ask if they ever hit water. Look for dirt salt stains. |
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10/18/2019, 05:27 PM
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Grizzled & Cynical
 Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Stamford, CT
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I completely agree to start at 1/2 of new and negotiate from there. Be prepared to be accused of low balling since people tend to overprice their used stuff. If a gen4 were around two years old (don’t recall how long they’ve been out), I’d pay $500 max for the 30 ($250 for the 15). Otherwise I just buy new.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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