Thinking of supplementing my radion with...

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  1. cowlr

    cowlr Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Looking for the advice of more experienced LED experts: would this fill in the majority of the 'missing' spectrum of the G2 Radion? Looking for maximum growth. Should I add a cyan? A deep red? Here is what I have so far:


    • A 12", 6-LED heatsink consisting of:
    • 3 "Hyper Violet" 430nm LED's from LEDGroupBuy
    • 3 "True Violet" 405nm LED's from LEDGroupBuy
    • Inventronics 40w 700ma driver

    Would probably run during the daylight portion of my Radion light cycle, plugged into a simple timer.
     
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  3. tattoolew

    tattoolew Sea Dragon

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    I am no expert but I would try the deep red, I like a blueish purple look myself
     
  4. Reef2Keep

    Reef2Keep Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Do you really need more red? I can understand the supplemental TV, but from what I've heard too much red may cause increase in algae. I personally cranked down the red on most of my graph points.

    What graph are you currently using?
     
  5. FaceOfDeceit

    FaceOfDeceit Hockey Beard

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    Yeah...when I was running my Radion, I had the reds no higher than 15% max. Greens were no higher than 20%. The color and growth I got after adding some violets was great. I would suggest just adding the violets you have and call it a day.
     
  6. louy99

    louy99 Feather Duster

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    Radion is all you need, perhaps your params need adjusting for max growth