supplementing radion G2 pros

fermentedhiker · Dec 31, 2019

I have a 125 gallon with three Radions G2 pros(the middle one has been upgraded to G3 pro) mounting on the RMS rail. I checked on the Ecotech forum and it seems the upgrade kits to do the other two lights are no longer an option

One thing I've been considering to get better coverage(eliminate shadowing etc..) is to mount a light bar of some sort to the front of the tank side spanning the full length of the tank and angled back toward the rockwork. I have to figure out how to make a bracket to extend off of the RMS or off the xr30 themselves. My question is what would be the best spectrum to supplement the G2's with. I'm currently running them with the coral lab profile with a peak of 50%(thinking of dropping it down to 40%) SPS AB.

Currently looking at Reefbreeders, SB Reef, GHL, Orphek, Reef brite, and Vitamini as possibles. I supsect the Vitamini might not be powerful enough to have a meaningful effect though.

fermentedhiker · Dec 31, 2019

bump

So far it's looking like SB reefs would be the easiest to mount. It's dimmable which is a plus. I do like the High octane uv spectrum on the reefbreeders though, which I think would be more likely to fill in some spectral gaps in the Radions but I could be wrong.

Orphek is out because they still haven't released their 60-72" version.
Mitras are just too expensive for what I need in this situation.

Reef brite lumi lite seems a viable option as well. Just not sure about the spectrum on it's actinic strips.

fermentedhiker · Jan 2, 2020

So I think I'm going to go with a custom spectrum reefbreeders bar. Mounting it to the RMS rail is an issue I'll just have to solve when I get the light.

Now I just have to figure out the spectrum gaps in the Gen2s so I can optimize the bar to help compensate. I'm thinking I'll be adding violet, UV, and Near IR if possible.