Pairing one Radion Blue with a Radion Pro

[dbleoh7]

I currently run a peninsula tank with 2 AI primes on the sides where I have softies/LPS and a single Radion XR15 Blue in the middle where I have my SPS. I have the opportunity to pick up a Radion XR15 Pro for a decent deal which I would put right next o the XR15 Blue in the middle. Would there be a noticeable difference in the colors coming from the lights or would I be able to fine tune their schedules to look the same? I want it to look uniform.

 

[Arego]

There will be differences. A fellow reefer did something similar close to me. It was a negligible difference once they were both tweaked a tad. The closer they are to one another the better the blend.

 

[jda]

I don't use these, so take this with a grain of salt, but one of our locals was complaining that he could not get them to match and that he was mad that EcoTech expected him to replace 8 panels when he just wanted to add 2 more. Most of the evidence suggests that if you want uniform, then you probably should sell what you have and get matching lights.

 

[dbleoh7]

Sounds like I will probably pass on it then since I want to run them both on AB+

 

[Billldg]

I currently run a peninsula tank with 2 AI primes on the sides where I have softies/LPS and a single Radion XR15 Blue in the middle where I have my SPS. I have the opportunity to pick up a Radion XR15 Pro for a decent deal which I would put right next o the XR15 Blue in the middle. Would there be a noticeable difference in the colors coming from the lights or would I be able to fine tune their schedules to look the same? I want it to look uniform.

I would say it is possible to get the lights exactly the same. Since you said XR15 Blue, I would have to guess that it is a G5. If the Radion Pro is also a G5 then you will have to worry about Par drop to match the colors. The XR15 G5 Blue was built to promote Par with the AB+ spectrum, while the Pro was not.

If they are both G5's, then you will also be running mobius, which means you would need to run 2 separate light schemes to match them.

 

[JGT]

Maybe because it will only be 2 lights but I have 8-4 Blues and 4 Pros and it looks great and can’t see any difference.

 

[dbleoh7]

Maybe because it will only be 2 lights but I have 8-4 Blues and 4 Pros and it looks great and can’t see any difference.

When you look at the blue and pro lights they don't look any different in color side by side?

 

[JGT]

Individually, sure. The blues are more blue. That’s why I mixed them. The blues were too blue for my liking even though you can tweak them, but I liked the ability to run them at high intensity for the corals but get a whiter look with the Pros. I alternate them across the tank. Have them about 10” above so the colors blend and the result is a completely uniform look.