Buying Radion G6 or should I wait for G7?

[W00F]

Hi Everyone,

I’m planning on buying a Radion xr15 for my Nuvo 20 gal aio.
I’m wondering about how long it will be until the G7 comes out. Does anyone have an idea based on the time between other models? (I.e. between G4 and G5 or G5 and G6)

Thanks!

 

[Saminpa]

G5 to G6 was about 2 1/2 years.

 

[flashsmith]

I like my radions but I've about had enough with garbage Mobius. I think you would be wasting money on a radion for a tank that small. I'm just being honest here.

 

[Mattiejay6]

Hi Everyone,

I’m planning on buying a Radion xr15 for my Nuvo 20 gal aio.
I’m wondering about how long it will be until the G7 comes out. Does anyone have an idea based on the time between other models? (I.e. between G4 and G5 or G5 and G6)

Thanks!

buy yourself a used g5 and save the money. I sent the g6 upgrade back.

 

[EagleEye121]

Can’t speak to radions but your tank could run on a single AI Prime and grow just about anything for half the cost.
I ran 2 primes on my old SPS dominant 40g AIO for about a year with great success

 

[W00F]

AI is an option I was thinking. I had a Kessil 160we that I wasn’t happy with. It didn’t have enough color pop on the corals. Right now I have a OceanRevive that shows the coral color a lot better. I want to switch because I think I can get better growth and color with AI or Radion. I’m also concerned about the quality and durability of the light.

Think two AI would be better to minimize shadows or just one okay?

Any other recommendations for the tank size?

 

[Nburg's Reef]

I have a used hydra 24 HD in a 20g cube and it blasts the tank with beautiful light. I recommend it for the tank if you can find a used one

 

[EagleEye121]

I would say with two primes you would have very little to no shadowing in that tank. Or even a single Hydra 26/32. Their app is incredibly easy to use too.

 

[X-37B]

AI is an option I was thinking. I had a Kessil 160we that I wasn’t happy with. It didn’t have enough color pop on the corals. Right now I have a OceanRevive that shows the coral color a lot better. I want to switch because I think I can get better growth and color with AI or Radion. I’m also concerned about the quality and durability of the light.

Think two AI would be better to minimize shadows or just one okay?

Any other recommendations for the tank size?

This is 2 16hds in my 20g nano cube. I can grow acros on the bottom of the 18" cube.
Tanks 7 months old.

 

[W00F]

This is 2 16hds in my 20g nano cube. I can grow acros on the bottom of the 18" cube.
Tanks 7 months old.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[X-37B]

I also run Radions and 16hds together on my 80g.

1 xr15gen 5 would not be overkill at all as you can dial it down.

 

[nereefpat]

Didn't G6 just come out a couple months ago? Won't you have the light for 5 years or more? If you want a Radion, I would buy the Radion. They are good lights.

 

[YOYOYOReefer]

i run 2 of the g5 xr30s on my 20 gallon zeroedge hex... no shading issues its about 22 inches if it were a circle.
i cant turn the power up much on them. i bet you can get 2 used g5 for the price of a g6