Aqua Illumination Hydra Vs Ecotech Radion

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Aqua illumination hydra vs ecotech radion.

Lighting kessil a360 ai hydra 26hd ecotech radion and t8 bulbs coralust reef. Also as stated above the ecotech radion led series uses more electricity so total overall cost to run these leds is going to be greater than using an ai hydra led system. Keep in touch with aquaillumination and get updates directly to your inbox. There are a lot of options out there to choose from.

Ai hydra 26 hd on the 180g reef tank. It seems like it has more pop when looking at corals. Lightsciences the data speaks for itself. I think for overall light i like the radion for the light itself.

Incorporating the features you ve come to love such as hyperdrive smart control with the myai app and a proven track record of success. Pwm emitters used. Macna 2016 ecotech radion gen4 pro intro with tim marks duration. The ai hydra fifty two uses 16 cree xt e cool white 4 osram oslon deep red.

If price is your main concern the ai hydra led system is at least 100 cheaper than any ecotech marine radion. Learn all about our new product releases software updates and breaking news. Bulk reef supply 44 950 views. Aqua illumination hydra fiftytwo vs radion xr30w gen3 pro i am leaning more towards the aqua cheaper butttttttttttt i do like the radion though due to the fact it can be paired with the vortech powerheads if desired i like the fact both units can be fully customized from the computer based software after spending even more money to do so.

The other negative for the ecotech radion xr30 radion pro aqua illuminations is the need for a cooling fan that the aquaray and other high end leds that utilize the vastly superior pwm technology do not require. Built in control and hyperdrive engaged. That s what you ll get with the latest hydra hd series lights which includes the hydra 32hd and hydra 64hd. I know its 5 years back but reefbuilders did a poll and radion came out on top 54 to 46 so really the lights are very close.

Stay up to date. Built in control means this led is the full package. More leds more color more power and a more refined design. This is just a quick discussion on lighting for a reef tank.

We think you ll agree that the results speak for themselves.