Radions and T5 add on..let's see them

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I am interested to see if those of you who might have added T5's to a Radion G3/G4 and how you did it. I assume someone has them added to a single Radion G2,G3 or G4 setup.
 
Here is what I did, but rather I added radions to an ATI sunpower. I modified the radions a bit but they still work the same as stock.

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I added two SunBlaster T5 fixtures to supplement my two Radion Pro fixtures.
I built a light rack to support all four fixtures inside my floating canopy.





I'm really pleased with the added light and the T5 light spread helps to eliminate shaded areas from the LED pucks.
 
I had a halide/Radion G2 setup, but pulled the halide off when I got G4 pros. I'm going to mock up a nicer bracket to hold the Radions at the same level as the halide and angled slightly inward.

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Adding T5's to radions?! Blasphemy!

J/k lol

Though I would be curious to see before and after pictures of corals...
 
I was looking in to this also. I have 2 XR15 Pro's and I was going to add two fixtures on either side. A couple of questions. Do you think this is to much light for a 50 gal sps dominant tank. Also the only fixtures I like are the fluval 2 bulb. I can not find a Singnal bulb fixture an do not want to use retro fits cause I have a very clean look going. I am considering this cause of the color t5 seem to add and shadowing.
 
I would like to follow. I just ordered 3 Starfire from Reefradiance and would like to somehow combine that with my T5. Currently the tank is running on 8 60" T5. How many T5s do I need? 2 or 4 with the Starfire?
 
Here are a few photos of the hood I build to add t5's to my gen2 radion. I upgraded this tank about a year ago.

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