Ecotech Radions & MP40s

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Just placed order for 3 Radions & 2 MP40s with battery backup. Replacing 3 MH 250s and a 24" T5. Taking out 3 Koralias (2 single controllable) and 1 double head. Will post pics after all is installed. Hope this works. Hoping for lower temps & better overall setup.
 
You are going to be very pleased with your new equipment. Big upgrade you've got going on, enjoy it.
 
I'm totally excited for this one!

Please provide us a full review of your pros and cons!
I'd like to know before I place my order as well, I'm currently using the AI Sol' Old.
 
Update 1: talked to Supplier yesterday. Still haven't seen anything on lights. Hoping to hear something today. One MP-40 came in and one is coming in with lights. Ordered MP-10 for back glass to use the Eco-smart program for flow.
Took out 1 single & 1 double head and replaced with received Vortech. It looks so clean.
More later along with pics.
 
:bigsmile:Well it has been a while waiting but everything is installed and working great. This past weekend I installed 2 MP40s and 1 MP10. I set it on Ecosystem so the pumps work together to get great water movement.
Now on to the fun part. I installed 3 Radion LEDs set approx 12" above the water. I could only use Artifical Mode since that is all that was sent on the first issue. I plan to us Natural Mode when it rolls out. One day after the
install they issued an update, but I have not loaded it yet. The lights start to come on around 6 am at low power. I installed 2 storms, one around 10 am and the other at 3pm. The lights peak at noon at 80% for now and start to
draw down around 3pm till 7pm and finally go out at 8pm. From 6 till 8pm it is all blue lights. The color in the aquarium POPS like crazy. The shimmer from the LEDs is awesome. These things are better than the 250w MHs I was running. But the best part is my water temp has dropped to 76-78 degrees and holds there. Prior to this I was lucky it the tank temp got down to 78 overnight before going back up over 80 during the day.

The corals and fish are doing great. I am trying to get some good pictures to post. I am researching the best way to do just that.

Will post updates as time permits. HAPPY CAMPER!
 
Ecotech Purmps and Radion LEDs update

:bigsmile:Well it has been a while waiting but everything is installed and working great. This past weekend I installed 2 MP40s and 1 MP10. I set it on Ecosystem so the pumps work together to get great water movement.
Now on to the fun part. I installed 3 Radion LEDs set approx 12" above the water. I could only use Artifical Mode since that is all that was sent on the first issue. I plan to us Natural Mode when it rolls out. One day after the
install they issued an update, but I have not loaded it yet. The lights start to come on around 6 am at low power. I installed 2 storms, one around 10 am and the other at 3pm. The lights peak at noon at 80% for now and start to
draw down around 3pm till 7pm and finally go out at 8pm. From 6 till 8pm it is all blue lights. The color in the aquarium POPS like crazy. The shimmer from the LEDs is awesome. These things are better than the 250w MHs I was running. But the best part is my water temp has dropped to 76-78 degrees and holds there. Prior to this I was lucky it the tank temp got down to 78 overnight before going back up over 80 during the day.

The corals and fish are doing great. I am trying to get some good pictures to post. I am researching the best way to do just that.

Will post updates as time permits. HAPPY CAMPER!
 
Pics!!! How is the wireless interface? Is it easy to sync them together?
 

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