Radion G6 Color Spectrum Review / Pro and Blue Lights Compared
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ค. 2024
- I got a chance to try both Pro and Blue version of XR30 Radion G6 lights over my aquariums. Let's walk through a full review of the newly released lights, what makes them an upgrade from G5, how does Pro differ from Blue, and more importantly - how do my corals react and look under these lights!
Website: treasurecorals.com
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0:00 Introduction
1:58 Overview
3:07 Color Spectrum
3:19 Radion XR30 Blue LEDs
6:20 Radion XR30 Pro LEDs
7:38 My Experience
11:01 Radion Pro Action
31:52 Radion Blue Action
44:08 Aesthetics
47:00 Upgrade?
49:54 Pro or Blue?
52:35 Final Thoughts
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Awesome review - love the focus on aesthetics at the end!
The problem for WWC for example is how high they have their lights - think the wider lenses are probably a problem for farms who have their lights high for SPS. Think it's much better for LPS though and for hobbyists who don't have them so high above their tanks ;)
Thanks a ton!
I likeed your video right after the introduction because of the filming skill and the sharp picture, now I will continue watching the video !
thank you so much, it means a lot
0:00 Introduction
1:58 Overview
3:07 Color Spectrum
3:19 Radion XR30 Blue LEDs
6:20 Radion XR30 Pro LEDs
7:38 My Experience
11:01 Radion Pro Action
31:52 Radion Blue Action
44:08 Aesthetics
47:00 Upgrade?
49:54 Pro or Blue?
52:35 Final Thoughts
Finally the gen 6 blues match perfectly !!
Well had an extra 3 mm of growth each side with the radions so it definitely grows sps and that’s only at 65 %
What’d I use for a Red Sea XL nano? Idk now 😢
Great video, with very good comparison between the pro and blues to bad that you didn't put the orange filter for the blue ones. Next video have to be a comparison between G5 and G6 blues side my side.
Good call! I don't think the orange filter would make or break the difference, after all - the camera is not going to pick up minute details and will add it's own interpretation of the color, that is why I tried to cover what I actually saw with my own eyes.
Just bought an xr15 g6 blue for a 2ft cube. So would you say the blue is actually offering more par than our par meters are measuring? I've got acros at the top of my Scape and they were getting 200-250 par (lights on 100%) mounted 7" above the waterline so I actually lowered the light an inch to bring the par to 300+. Do you think I should reconsider this change? Thanks
I think the G6 blue does offer more par and our par meters probably don't pick all of it up, so I'd be a bit conservative and then monitor the corals
I still feel the gen 4 pro is the best Radion light. Maybe a bit more spread with gen 5 and gen 6, but nothing earth shattering for the corals and to the eye IMO. Great video!
I do like G5s a lot, but now that I've been playing with G6s - I'm tempted
Recently I will buy 4 G6pro for my 7*2*2feet tank,After saw ur videio，I got so hesitate ，may I need change blue？
You know what - the white spectrum has been growing on me as of late, I run one of my aquariums in white and one in blue. I love both. Maybe I should document it in today's video - thanks, you gave me an idea Jason.
I have a 4'x2'x2' tank with 2 xr30 pros using the ab+ schedule. Do you have a recommendation on what point intensity I should use? I have easy sps and lps. It's my understanding that echotech does not like to tell customers what they should set lights at.
I’d go for 50-60 per cent and then watch your corals react
Fantastic video.
How would you "rate" the fan noise? I've read some saying its horrible and some saying they can hardly hear it unless they put their ears to the fixture.
Having the tank in my living room (with an open top) I need the lights to be close to dead silent.
It will depend on where you have your aquarium. If it is a small room - you might not like the sound. But it is not louder than other Radions I had and you can specify at which point to turn on the fans as well.
Здравствуйте Дмитрий, расскажите пожалуйста подробнее про настройки g5 blue которые вы используете на аквариуме который позади вас на видео. Буду очень признателен)
Здравствуйте, Антон. Я гоняю сейчас Джи5 на нескольких аквариумах - 10 часов синего света (все каналы на максимум) и внутри этих 10 я делаю 2-3 часа с добавлением белого на 20 процентов где-то. Все это бежит на 45-50 процентов максимальной интенсивности, но буду увеличивать до 80. Если хотите - присылайте имейл и я перешлю свои настройки.
@@TreasureCorals два раза писал свой е-мейл и комментарий исчезает, видимо Ютуб удаляет такие коменты
@@plaer-1 меня можно найти через aquaticlog.com website
Hi Dimitry question Gen 6 blue or your blades which would you recommend. For spread and pop
Oh wow, good question - I think it would depend on your aquarium setup, tell me more about the size, dimensions, inhabitants, etc please
Does the more spread means less shimmer? Does G6 has less shimmer than G5? Also, the red leds in the Blues look pointless to me without the greens. Reds without greens only make it more purple while G6 is already more than purple enough.
There's not a lot of shimmer (if any) in G5, so I would doubt there would be any with G6. I don't have any shimmer in my G5 lit tank.
Hi Dimitry it would be on a 520lte 5ftx2ftx2ft mixed reef fully stocked 3 islands .
Great size! pretty much the same as my treasure reef
I have a question eco-tech GEN five pro ? for $500 or g6 xr15 blue for $500?
is the first one xr30?
so does g6blue looks more purple then g5 blue? from what i hear its more blue then g5 blue
To me it looks more purple/actinic
Здравствуйте Дмитрий
По поводу G6 насколько они вам подходят/нравятся? У меня сейчас G4 Mix reef 150 gallons думаю перейти на G5 or G6 , если есть возможность дайте совет? Thank you in advance
Роман, у 6 лучше рассеивается свет, думаю, это самое главное. В целом пятерки отлично работают и на мой взгляд, лучше четверок. Но я бы брал шестерки :)
@@TreasureCorals
У G6 более фиолетовые цвета на синем? Многие люди говорят об этом
@@TreasureCorals странно многие люди говорят что G4 насегоднешней день самые лучшие;)
Я много читал R2R & FB ecotech forum
Насколько я понимаю у тебя с G6
Лучше у кораллов цвета и spread?
@@Roman-uv7ch я слышал про четверку это же, это был огромный прорыв, но по мне 5 уже дает намного лучше микс цветов, нет этого эффекта радуги. 6 у меня только на двух аквариумах, я слишком большой разницы не вижу, а в цветах кораллов тем более, но сейчас бы брал 6 просто потому что последнее.
@@Roman-uv7ch да, есть такой момент, и он мне не слишком нравится, но это легко поправить просто опустив фиолетовый ниже - там мощности хватает
Que dimensiones tiene ese tanque de propargacion ? Saludos
24'' x 20''
Do both have actinic lighting or only the Blues do?
Not at the same level as the Blues
So I just want to know what’s the better choice the G6 blue or the G6 pro ?
For a regular tank I'd get the Pro now
@@TreasureCorals what’s a regular tank ? I have a reef tank LPS dom with fish.
@@unounv sorry, I should've been more precise - regular tank vs frag tank. So yours would be a "regular" tank and I would recommend Pro for a regular display tank, no matter the type of coral.
@@TreasureCorals ok thanks a bunch!
I wish the Blue was tested on the same setup as the Pro so we could have clear comparison :(
Duly noted. Do you think the lens should have a filter always on or always off? In either case whatever is shown on screen will not be a true representation.
@@TreasureCorals I think keeping the filter on will give us a true sense of color for both the Pro and the Blue.. Thank you
@@tfk123tfk Fair point, I might augment it at some point, especially once I get more time with the lights
what kind tank is that IM ?
25 gallon, very old :D
hi in your opinion g6 better than g5?
Good question. I think that the spread would be the biggest difference. The blue-ness would not be as noticeable. Most of my systems are lit by G5 and they are definitely solid. But that spread is nice.
I bought a pair of G6 XR15's and regretted it. I prefer the G5's. There is a strange deep maroon / purple colour that looks awful. I just could not get the right colour no matter how much I adjusted. The G5's have a fantastic crisp white light that I could not get with the G6's.
I know what you are referring to. I actually run both G5 and G6, now the trick with G6 is to bring down the RB channel to be about 75% of the Blue channel - can you try that?
Not keen, looks to much like a rebadged gen 5 which didnt quite cut sales expectation, gen 4 radions where some of the most revolutionary leds without a doubt, i would wait for gen 7 with a full overall of the unit, next will come increased size for better spread thats the way the industry is going, ecotech seem to be grasping at straws to increase spread without stumping up and making a new bigger chassis, you can spread led light with a new lense but there will always be shading the opposite way unless you increase the size of the unit to the size of the object your trying too light from all sides their prices are becoming a stumbling block for domestic home use too, maybe great for coral farm use, but i would stick with the bigger form factors like neptune sky ati stratton philips coral care and orpheks
There are (many) people who like to have some shimmer though and you'll lose that with bigger panels. I'm definetely no fan of the Philips Coralcare and Sky because of the total absent of shimmer. The Ecotech sized panels are middle in the road. Good coverage + some shimmer.
@@Harolddespui i run ati stratton and i can 100 % tell you there is a lovely shimmer and no disco effect, the neptune light i have seen in person and as standard out the box has a very nice but more subtle shimmer, i have had ai kessil and radion, kessil are to much shimmer newer ai are quite nice and if you have the 64hd as there are more pucks the shimmer is some what more diffused, the radion has a disco shimmer effect which is not that blended even with a diffuser on the radion gen 4 with diffuser where amazing shimmer and less colour separation as the leds where closer together, also let me say this to you now all brands will soon follow suit with a bigger form factor, there is only so much you can do with optics they cant wrap light round corners, it makes sense to have a fuller coverage from all angles and no need for fans in some cases like the stratton as they act as a heat sink themselves too, i do think that smaller denser matrix lights like kessil redsea etc have a place in the hobby over soft or lps corals but to stop shading on sps most people have to buy fill lighting like t5 or reefbrites orphek bar leds etc ! Anyway i wish you every success with your aquarium
I believe they actually ruined the beautiful spectrum of the G5 Blue by catering to Jake Adam’s preferences. To begin with, I do not care about the purple look as I do not see purple when I am diving. IT is a great opportunity to buy some G5’s at a good price! I also think that you made a much better and much more useful video than that of Reefbuilders.
@@vascojardim6703 i wouldnt waste my money again on ecotech leds, the vortechs and vectra yes great equipment pricey but good, the leds not until they sort out the blue leds they never match some units are green some are blue in hue !!
thank you Vasco. With all my respect and love for Jake and Reef Builders, I do find that I want my tank to look more blue/cyan and not purple. That's a personal preference.