I am looking for opinions on reef lights. I have just about burnt myself out at looking at all the different options and can hardly retain anymore information on these suckers lol
I was first considering the black boxes, but I am now considering the big 3 (radion, kessil, and ai). I still can't believe the price point on these. It's beyond ridiculous and I feel like a lunatic even considering these lights at these prices. I could go on and on about value for dollar, but I'm sure the majority of you feel the same.
I know it' mostly comes down to preference between these lights, but after reading so many threads, it seems each have their own problems. AI fans are loud and constant, Radion xr blues cracking and making noise, radion mobius issues, and Kessil requires a dongle, etc.
Have the bugs been worked out with the radions? Does kessil have an app so you don't have to have a dongle, are the ai fans really that bad?
Do any of these offer more features/benefits than the other?
I like the look of the blue and uv lights best. Id like to be able to control each light color, timers, etc without having to buy a controller or dongle.
The shimmer from the Kessil is nice, but maybe too much. Do these others have shimmer or is it disco ball?
This will be on a 4' 75 gallon tank. I have nothing in the tank right now, but it will likely be lps dominant, softys, and maybe a few sps down the road and ofcourse fish.
Considering 2 Radion xr15 blues/pro, 2 hydra 32 hd, 2 kessil a360x
Thanks in advance
I was first considering the black boxes, but I am now considering the big 3 (radion, kessil, and ai). I still can't believe the price point on these. It's beyond ridiculous and I feel like a lunatic even considering these lights at these prices. I could go on and on about value for dollar, but I'm sure the majority of you feel the same.
I know it' mostly comes down to preference between these lights, but after reading so many threads, it seems each have their own problems. AI fans are loud and constant, Radion xr blues cracking and making noise, radion mobius issues, and Kessil requires a dongle, etc.
Have the bugs been worked out with the radions? Does kessil have an app so you don't have to have a dongle, are the ai fans really that bad?
Do any of these offer more features/benefits than the other?
I like the look of the blue and uv lights best. Id like to be able to control each light color, timers, etc without having to buy a controller or dongle.
The shimmer from the Kessil is nice, but maybe too much. Do these others have shimmer or is it disco ball?
This will be on a 4' 75 gallon tank. I have nothing in the tank right now, but it will likely be lps dominant, softys, and maybe a few sps down the road and ofcourse fish.
Considering 2 Radion xr15 blues/pro, 2 hydra 32 hd, 2 kessil a360x
Thanks in advance