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Do you have any PAR readings for your lighting set-up (A360x with t5). Any video of shimmer? I saw that you have radions on a different build. Do you prefer one vs the other? why? I would be installing both into a t5 fixture and am on the fence between the A360x and XR-30 Gen 4....
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No PAR readings yet. I have yet to get around to renting one from BRS.
At the moment I'm on the fence. I love the Radion G4 with Diffusers and T5. Brings out nice colors and contrast in the corals. The A360s the shimmer is very nice and is much better than the Radions. Colors of the corals look just as good if not better. I'm using the same T5 fixtures and bulbs so the differences are subtle between the A360x's and the Radions.
Kessils = better shimmer
Radions with the diffusers offer a nice blend. Almost as if the Radions are T5 rather than LED. There is a slight shimmer with the diffusers but you do lose some PAR. Without the diffusers the Disco ball affect is really obvious.
Overall I may just combine the T5s with Radions and A360x's. It might be overkill but I've already tested this and to my eye it is looks the best with all 3 combined.
No PAR readings yet. I have yet to get around to renting one from BRS.
At the moment I'm on the fence. I love the Radion G4 with Diffusers and T5. Brings out nice colors and contrast in the corals. The A360s the shimmer is very nice and is much better than the Radions. Colors of the corals look just as good if not better. I'm using the same T5 fixtures and bulbs so the differences are subtle between the A360x's and the Radions.
Kessils = better shimmer
Radions with the diffusers offer a nice blend. Almost as if the Radions are T5 rather than LED. There is a slight shimmer with the diffusers but you do lose some PAR. Without the diffusers the Disco ball affect is really obvious.
Overall I may just combine the T5s with Radions and A360x's. It might be overkill but I've already tested this and to my eye it is looks the best with all 3 combined.
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Yes I have the spectral controller. It’s more user friendly than the previous controller. Also to be able to change the individual colors is nice. Kessil has claimed they’re coming out with a wireless dongle and an app to control the A360x. Who knows if and when this will come to fruition. I like the spectral controller since I can just set it and forget it.
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Once I can get around to it I definitely will.Don't know if you would be up for it but if you were to make video comparing the lights in terms of aesthetics I would watch it
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Yes it is. I’ve had some set backs between battling velvet/brook and Dino’s in this tank. So going fishless for a few months didn’t help my nutrients and then the Dino’s kicked in. Tank is slowly getting back on track and corals are starting to take off. Don’t mind the clean white tiles my favias are growing of the disk so I mounted them on the tiles yesterday. I’ll have to update this thread with some better pics and a list of livestock/hardware changes.
