I have 3 XR30 G3s over my 180G tank. I don't have any demanding corals - just some leathers, zoas, ricordias, etc. One of the lights failed this weekend - will come on for about 10 seconds and then shut off. So I'm in search of a replacement, but I can't see spending a grand on a new Radion for the corals I have. I'm leaning towards the Kessil A360X or XE. Would three of those be adequate for my 6' long x 24" deep tank? I only ran the Radions at 55% max. Or any better recommendations? Thanks!
Radion X30 G3 Died, Looking for a Suitable Replacement
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I have 4 of these over an 8ft mixed reef, I love them. Best Light on the Market IMO and HALF the price of new Radion's with a better (3 year) warranty.
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ReeFi Uno 2.0 Pro – ReeFi Lab
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I’m super happy with my two uno 2.0s
https://www.reefi-lab.com/reefi-uno-2-0-pro/
The spread on the uno’s isn't as good as the radion’s but the uno puts out a ton of light for the price (270 watts vs the radion 215 watts) I like my xr15 and xr30, but i would buy 2 reefi uno 2.0’s over one xr30 any day. You can just mount the uno’s higher to get more spread.
The Kessil 360 doesn’t have great spread, I mainly use it as a backlight for photos now.
The kessil app isn’t great compared to mobius and you have to buy a separate dongle to use the app. So I would only recommend it as a supplemental light.
The A360X is only 90 watts.
I think you would be pretty disappointed with the kessil after having a xr30.
I also hear a lot of great things about quanta lights.
https://www.quanta-lights.com/
https://www.reefi-lab.com/reefi-uno-2-0-pro/
The spread on the uno’s isn't as good as the radion’s but the uno puts out a ton of light for the price (270 watts vs the radion 215 watts) I like my xr15 and xr30, but i would buy 2 reefi uno 2.0’s over one xr30 any day. You can just mount the uno’s higher to get more spread.
The Kessil 360 doesn’t have great spread, I mainly use it as a backlight for photos now.
The kessil app isn’t great compared to mobius and you have to buy a separate dongle to use the app. So I would only recommend it as a supplemental light.
The A360X is only 90 watts.
I think you would be pretty disappointed with the kessil after having a xr30.
I also hear a lot of great things about quanta lights.
https://www.quanta-lights.com/
I admit I haven’t been following the latest lights on the market, so I never heard of these. But they do look pretty good. Plus 2 of 3 replies recommend them…thanks!I have 4 of these over an 8ft mixed reef, I love them. Best Light on the Market IMO and HALF the price of new Radion's with a better (3 year) warranty.
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They should be fine then. I really like kessils and if you end up needing more lighting you can always toss another on or add some strip lights.
That is a good idea. But I still want to at least get something to fill in while the radion gets repaired. So maybe I’ll start with one Uno light and then I will be able to make sure I like it.
Do you know who repairs radions?
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Ok, I ordered a single Uno 2.1 Pro last night. Now I’m wondering if I should have ordered a DC extension cable too. I can’t find any info on the website regarding what length cable is included with the light. Can someone who has one of these lights tell me what the cable length is?
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I run UNO 2.0s. I’ve been happy with mine. It’s nice to have all the power you want.
You’ll probably want to change to the wider lens if only running 3 over a 180 gal.
You’ll probably want to change to the wider lens if only running 3 over a 180 gal.
I plan to use the 120 degree lens - sound right?
My plan is to install this Uno in place of the bad radion, and compare the new light with the other radions. Then I will decide whether to try to get the bad radion fixed or just replace the other 2 with more Unos. I'm not unhappy with the radions, but I've never been able to get my reeflink to work, so no wireless control. And I can't get all 3 lights on the same group - I have to program 1 light and then the other 2. It's kind of a pain, but not horrible.
Another vote for reefi - it's hard to do better for the money. Plus most lights only come with a 1 year warranty.
There are still Gen 3s out there. Here's a pair of them on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3873482880...JiF5Pzgnj4vwFuPq01JplvOw==|tkp:Bk9SR6Tkx5nEZA
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