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Old 03-04-2012, 10:30 PM
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MarkoD did a side by side comparison of the 2, AI was the clear winner IMO
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Old 03-04-2012, 10:40 PM
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I've been searching for the easy answer to this question as well. For myself I think the dollar difference between the two is my deciding factor. Both fixtures seem to work well from what I've seen on pics of peoples tanks..
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If you compare 2 sols to one radion, the sols win in my books.
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If you compare 2 sols to one radion, the sols win in my books.
I understand why your comparing 2 vs 1 price wise but is that a fair comparison?
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Old 03-04-2012, 11:05 PM
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seems lots saying better spread for the Radion, Sol better for depth
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I think the program-ability and the spectrum range of the radions kick arse on the AIs.....AIs price kicks arse on the radions....
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The big question is does one SOL equal one Radion for coverage? Some have suggested that you need 2 SOLs to equal one Radion. Which is it? I know for me, if/when I switch to LED, price will be a big factor. If I can buy 3 SOL for 1200 and that puts out equivalent light to 3 Radion at 2500, there's really nothing left to talk about.
I don't need reds and greens, and I don't need programmability. I need lights to come on, grow coral, go off, repeat.
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YouTube has a couple side by side comparisons. From the recerch I did and first hand seeing them in action side by side I went with the sols
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I've been searching for the easy answer to this question as well. For myself I think the dollar difference between the two is my deciding factor. Both fixtures seem to work well from what I've seen on pics of peoples tanks..
what are you leaning towards?
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what are you leaning towards?
so far I think I'm leaning towards AI!! I'm not looking into spread as much as i"m looking for depth, At 30" tall I can add more fixtures for spread but that wouldn't help hit the bottom of the tank..
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