Seeking some input from Radion owners

[mcarroll]

I'm glad you got things back on track!! :)

A lux meter would have done the same thing for you, BTW. And at $10-$15 for the simple "LX-1010B" model I use, it's a no-brainer to add to your toolkit if you can't afford a PAR meter.

You can use the lux meter, stand-alone and do fine.

But since you have access to the PAR meter, you can take the same measurement with both meters to create a conversion factor.

Once you have that, any future lux measurements taken can be accurately converted to a PAR number if/when needed.

You can read a bit more about doing this here:

• Product Review: Lighting for Reef Aquaria: Tips on Taking Light Measurements
• Aquarium Equipment: PAR Meters and LEDs - How Accurate are the Measurements? A Comparison of Three Meters and Lux to PAR Conversion Factors for LEDs

 

[mcarroll]

And here:
#lux #meter #luxmeter

 

[AK_Reef]

I'm glad you got things back on track!! :)

A lux meter would have done the same thing for you, BTW. And at $10-$15 for the simple "LX-1010B" model I use, it's a no-brainer to add to your toolkit if you can't afford a PAR meter.

You can use the lux meter, stand-alone and do fine.

But since you have access to the PAR meter, you can take the same measurement with both meters to create a conversion factor.

Once you have that, any future lux measurements taken can be accurately converted to a PAR number if/when needed.

You can read a bit more about doing this here:

• Product Review: Lighting for Reef Aquaria: Tips on Taking Light Measurements
• Aquarium Equipment: PAR Meters and LEDs - How Accurate are the Measurements? A Comparison of Three Meters and Lux to PAR Conversion Factors for LEDs

I'll have to pick one up, as a side note: http://www.aquaticlog.com/radion helped a lot with estimating the difference at a certain value between the 120' and 80' lenses, or course its only applicable to radion owners