Radion vs. AI Sol

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

What effect on intensity do you think this would have?

heres a realistic comparison

Radion:
8x Cree XP-G Cool White LEDs run at 5w each
8x Cree XP-E Blue LEDs run at 3w each
10x Cree XP-E Royal Blue LEDs run at 3w each

White and blues on radions equal to 94 Watts

4x Cree XP-E Green LEDs run at 3w each
4x Osram Oslon SSL Hyper Red LEDs run at 3w each
i dont consider these as photosynthetic light


Sols:
8x 3 watt white
8x 3 watt blue
8x 3 watt royal blue

total 72 watts



so with radions you're basically paying more than double for an additional 22 watts. and when you consider that the radions dont have any kind of optics; that 22 watts probably just gets dispersed into the water or ends up lighting the inside glass of your tank

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

heres a realistic comparison

I was asking more about the effects on intensity when switching out the 40 for 70 degree optics.