Aquatic life hybrid experience?

Brooks Allman · Mar 6, 2019

I have two radion xr15 gen 4 pros over my reefer 350. I have some really bad shadowing so I ordered the T5 hybrid. I bought the following bulbs. 2x blue plus, 1 coral plus and 1 purple plus. Does anyone have experience with this light adding it to radions. I’m looking for advice to acclimate the corals to the new par and light coming from 4 new bulbs. Also would love to hear some feedback on anyone who has been adding these to their leds.

Thanks!

WV Reefer · Mar 6, 2019

Brooks Allman said:
I have two radion xr15 gen 4 pros over my reefer 350. I have some really bad shadowing so I ordered the T5 hybrid. I bought the following bulbs. 2x blue plus, 1 coral plus and 1 purple plus. Does anyone have experience with this light adding it to radions. I’m looking for advice to acclimate the corals to the new par and light coming from 4 new bulbs. Also would love to hear some feedback on anyone who has been adding these to their leds.

Thanks!

I have a 48” with two Radion xr15’s. Just turn the bulbs on for a little bit at a time and work your way up to a full schedule. :)

Crabs McJones · Mar 6, 2019

I ran the 36" fixture with my AP700 and loved it. About to run the 48" fixture with two hydra 26's on my 75 soon :)

Brooks Allman · Mar 6, 2019

WV Reefer said:
I have a 48” with two Radion xr15’s. Just turn the bulbs on for a little bit at a time and work your way up to a full schedule. :)

Did you turn the percentage down on your radions at all? How long would you run the t5’s at a time to let your corals adjust?

rob safron · Mar 6, 2019

I added a fixture to my 4 Radion Pro’s. I do have a par meter and adjusted the Radions down about 20% to get the same par I was running. But now the spread is much better. So far love the extra light. Was not getting much corelline growth prior and now my back glass is turning pink. No coral bleaching issues.