our ecotech radion arrive

[dave_C]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Dave quit giving Doug ideas lol

oh didn't worry, you know you want this more than doug

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by dave@conceptaquatics

oh didn't worry, you know you want this more than doug

[tidal_waters]

Some body got some new toys!!!!



sorry about the crap phone pics!

Took a little while last night to get them strung up with a temporary wiring setup, but got them up and they are looking pretty sweet!! After getting the software/firmware setup on both, it was time to play! The interface is pretty simple to use, and programing the lights has been pretty straight forward. With the option of the different kelvin ratings raging from 5k to 20k and the ability to raise and lower the power throughout the day gives you the ability to set the light to any scenario. I switched out 2 - 250 watt halides to the two radions, but am still taking a bit of precautions for the first week and keeping the brightness around 70%. Although I am working on another lighting schedule that will have the lights on at 1pm at 100% with cloud cover for week two. I was a little worried about the spread of light with just the two lights, but the coverage is ample for the 48" of tank.

All in all I'm quite happy with the Radions and will update more on my journal as things get both myself and my tank inhabitants get more accustom!

Thanks again Dave!

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by tidal_waters

Some body got some new toys!!!!

sorry about the crap phone pics!

I was a little worried about the spread of light with just the two lights, but the coverage is ample for the 48" of tank.

All in all I'm quite happy with the Radions and will update more on my journal as things get both myself and my tank inhabitants get more accustom!

Thanks again Dave!

Very nice, but if I go by your photo, with respect to the spread, it doesn't really look like the extreme ends/corners of your tank & the livestock there are getting a lot of light. This is a 4 foot tank correct? I'd almost say if you don't want to reaquascape, you might need a third Radion & reorient them across the tank.

[tidal_waters]

Good eye! A couple of reasons, I did not place them with the lights lit and it definitely does show that I placed them too close together (no plumb and working on the ceiling with a limp measuring tape and a magic marker did not help the situation at all!!), and with the lights dimmed it does look worse than it is.

After they were hung, and not having to worry about dropping light fixtures into the water, I was able to find the correct positioning of where they should be to get the spread of light I was referring too in my post above.

Yes the tank is 48"

[mike31154]

Thanks, good info for those of us with 4 foot tanks. Nice to know two will do the job.

[Aqua-Digital]

Coverage should be perfect for a 48" tank and two modules. The rated spread is 24" per module