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DUKE62,JAMES404 and JERL77 grow out challenge

what team you going for?

  • t5

    Votes: 36 18.7%

  • metal halide

    Votes: 46 23.8%

  • leds

    Votes: 107 55.4%

  • other

    Votes: 4 2.1%
  • Total voters
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Xavier613

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build your own radion - like diy led setup. 4 foot light with 6 different spectrums and plenty light for a 120 for 424$. I win. Also higher quality leds than any of the pre made fixtures... don't think they come with XM-L's yet do they?
 
strgazr27

strgazr27

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Xavier613 said:
build your own radion - like diy led setup. 4 foot light with 6 different spectrums and plenty light for a 120 for 424$. I win. Also higher quality leds than any of the pre made fixtures... don't think they come with XM-L's yet do they?
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Programmable? Auto ramping? Immaculate construction? Warranty? Wifi? Any pictures? You didn't build a Radion you built a DIY and saved some money....
 
strgazr27

strgazr27

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Xavier613 said:
immaculate construction? I would say more solid than a radion. Plus I don't have fans pulling moisture and salt creep into the internal components of my fixture. I would have it wifi but I don't have a need since my tank is next to me and I don't need computers to take care of my stuff for me. I'm fit enough to walk over and change a program if I wanted. But I got it right the first time.
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So I'm assuming it's more solidly put together than this? Have you ever seen/felt a Radion in person? The Wifi is for pump/light interaction, not control as I said in my other post. Looking forward to the pics.
 

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ducati335i

ducati335i

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I had 1400 watts of mh/t5 on my tank.. Now I have 4 ai sol blues.. I run them 6am-1020pm
I used to run my mh light 2pm -8pm everyday and t5's 9-10pm
My total bill for lipa was 600 plus a month no joke I have all the bills... Now I pay under 300.. True story.. (I do need to add an led halo around my overflow but that will be under 100 watts
 
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ducati335i

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James404 said:
So you are saying that 1400w was costing you 300 a month? Sorry but that can't be right, I'm running 1200w over my tank and my bill is 275 a month
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I have every bill I'm saving over 300 a month now.. I called lipa and complained all the time.. It is 100% correct.. Don't know if it drew too much power or what. But for me the ai's are the best thing I have ever done... Better growth for me and great color(maybe I got better w my water chemistry as well) but I just wanted to post my savings
 
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