Maybe I should abandon my automatic dislike for the Radion (mostly due to it being flogged everywhere so heavily) and fall to my knees.

I'm sure Sanjay helped develop the thing so it must be the best. He was involved with the unbiased flow study paid for by Ecotech recently.

There's no doubt that Ecotech markets their stuff far better than anyone else. It's always being conscious of this that sorta drives me nuts. Ranting aside I do really want to see some actual reefs lit with them.

I hear ya Brett, I haven't seen a lot of tanks online with them, compared to the SOL, and the ones I have seen, didnt really impress me. lol

At least there do seem to be more people jumping on with them so there should be more anecdotal evidence from actual independent sources eventually.

The cost has come down a huge amount compared to the early generations of LED's, so this is a positive step, to me though I still see them as an uneconomical option for larger tanks. There's a way to go in this regard still.

:lol:

Those new Cree XB economically produced LEDs that were recently announced will hopefully help.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/01/11/cree-xbd-led/

I feel like I need a shower after posting a link to RB.

LOL


It smells like nerds on here tonight... :wink:

hehe, that blog is my guilty pleasure. They gave me my idea for the little pico I set up that's turning out to be the most successful small tank I've ever run!

lol @ "unbiased flow study paid for by Ecotech"

No problem, I figured it was about time I post something informative and useful :lol:

Brett, I'm like you...for some reason I developed a pretty quick dislike for the Radion after going through the demo with the Ecotech guys at MACNA. They do market better than anyone else...but even their pricing structure irked me when it first came out.
I personally preferred seeing the lights that lit tanks with life in them...not just little colored balls as was in the Radion demo. Just my opinion though.