All reef lighting options - a head to head comparison

[Futuretotm]

Ecotech Radions - Rolls Royce Phantom
Top of the line, hand built hence some teething issues with the new G5s (cracking/connectivity), gets the job done in style, the standard today

Orphek v2 - Alpha Romeo Giulia
Expensive as heck, unique, some issues(here replace some diodes), but when it works it works, “fancy”, don't see them very often

AI Hydra - MB S class
Cheaper cousin to the Radions, gets the job done, all the bells and whistles at a lower price, that British guy uses it

Kessil - Audi R8
Flashy (shimmer) as heck, v8 (ae) and v10 (x) available

Reefbreeder - Toyota Camry LE
Gets the job done, plain, reliable, only one with the 12+ month warranty (I think)

ATI T5 - Ford F-150
Plain (no shimmer) but gets the job done period

Hybrid T5+LED - Ford F-150 Raptor
Gets the job done + no longer plain (with shimmer)

MH - Oldsmobile/Buick roadmaster estate
Gold standard of yesteryear, arm and leg in gas (electric) costs, but can fit (grow) you and the neighbors

Noopsyche - Kia
New kid on the block, reliability unknown, cheap

MarsAqua - Dongfeng Joyear
Copy Paste, Some say it’ll burn your house down, some say they work, likely the later


Clearly, I had too much time on my hands and was bored

 

[andrewey]

Excuse me, which light is the jaguar- aka the light that will spend more time being repaired than lighting my coral?

 

[Sdot]

Hmm, im a car guy and i know this is your opinion but, dont agree with your analogy.

 

[Whasmack]

How are we ranking the Red Sea light & GHL mitras?

 

[Futuretotm]

Excuse me, which light is the jaguar- aka the light that will spend more time being repaired than lighting my coral?

ahaha so you mean cousin to the Alphas?

Hmm, im a car guy and i know this is your opinion but, dont agree with your analogy.

Which one would you replace with?

 

[andrewey]

I just wish this post was about skimmers so I could say the Seaclone is the ford pinto of skimmers.

 

[Sdot]

ahaha so you mean cousin to the Alphas?



Which one would you replace with?

According to your documentation this is your order:


Ecotech Radions - Rolls Royce Phantom
Top of the line, hand built hence some teething issues with the new G5s (cracking/connectivity), gets the job done in style, the standard today


Kessil - Audi R8
Flashy (shimmer) as heck, v8 (ae) and v10 (x) available

AI Hydra - MB S class
Cheaper cousin to the Radions, gets the job done, all the bells and whistles at a lower price, that British guy uses it


Orphek v2 - Alpha Romeo Giulia
Expensive as heck, unique, some issues(here replace some diodes), but when it works it works, “fancy”, don't see them very often


Hybrid T5+LED - Ford F-150 Raptor
Gets the job done + no longer plain (with shimmer)


ATI T5 - Ford F-150
Plain (no shimmer) but gets the job done period
Reefbreeder - Toyota Camry LE
Gets the job done, plain, reliable, only one with the 12+ month warranty (I think)


Noopsyche - Kia
New kid on the block, reliability unknown, cheap


MH - Oldsmobile/Buick roadmaster estate
Gold standard of yesteryear, arm and leg in gas (electric) costs, but can fit (grow) you and the neighbors



MarsAqua - Dongfeng Joyear
Copy Paste, Some say it’ll burn your house down, some say they work, likely the later



Your should organize them by classes imo. Based on your analogy kessil lights are better than a bunch of lights on your list.... thats not the case forsure.