Hydra or Hydra 52??

[clowninaround7474]

This may be a stupid question, but am looking to purchase my light for the 60g cube since my cycle is nearing its end and cant decide if the 52 is worth the extra $200. I plan to have an SPS dominate tank but will more than likely have a nice mix of SPS, LPS and some zoa's.

What would you go with if you had to decide between these two fixtures?

 

[marinediehard]

I am picking up my 60 cube tomorrow. I already have the hydra. I will let you know how I feel the coverage and brightness is in a couple of days. The light is currently on my Redsea 34 and the hydra is 11" above the tank and this tank isn't as deep so they are only at about 75% intensity. Hope this helps.

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[sethsolomon]

the hydra is good for the 20 inch depth. The hydra 52 is designed more for the 24-30 inch depth. So the ultimate question is do you want to have corals in your sand bed

 

[clowninaround7474]

Well I dont think i will have too many corals in the sand (I like a clean sandbed look) but will probably have clams in the sand at some point...

 

[sethsolomon]

Well I dont think i will have too many corals in the sand (I like a clean sandbed look) but will probably have clams in the sand at some point...

I would invest in the hydra 52 then. And when you upgrade you will have a light that can go up to 30 inch depth

 

[clowninaround7474]

Haha, my wife would hate to hear that "upgrade" word but I am sure it will happen eventually. I wish I could find someone who is running the Hydra on a 60g cube and see the PAR ratings at the sand bed to really verify if it is worth the upgrade to the 52.

 

[Walter White]

How much is the 52?

 

[clowninaround7474]

the 52 is $599 I believe.

 

[sethsolomon]

How much is the 52?

and don't you dare say radeon they are garbage

 

[Cherub]

and don't you dare say radeon they are garbage

and what do you base this on? There are many here who would argue lol

 

[Walter White]

and don't you dare say radeon they are garbage

Sorry but your opinion is garbage!
Have you ever owned one??
What do you base your opinion on?

How bout this ill put my Radion up against any LED on the Market. Hands down the ONLY lighting that's going to out compete a Radion is MH. Thats not to say other LEDS are not up there in the same league but I think the only other LED on the market that could be argued as being "better" than the Radion is the Mitra.

 

[sethsolomon]

Sorry but your opinion is garbage!
Have you ever owned one??
What do you base your opinion on?

How bout this ill put my Radion up against any LED on the Market. Hands down the ONLY lighting that's going to out compete a Radion is MH. Thats not to say other LEDS are not up there in the same league but I think the only other LED on the market that could be argued as being "better" than the Radion is the Mitra.

I base my opinion on the 2 show tanks in Fort Collins that have them. But I would like to be proven wrong. My opinion is the lenses are too sharp that they bleach out most corals. But there might be a user error factor involved as always. So please prove me wrong.

 

[Walter White]

Wow thats absolutely an amazing analysis there! You've seen a couple other tanks (not your own) using them and they bleach corals? By that same example MH, VHO, and T5 are also garbage because I cant tell you how many tanks ive seen using them that look terrible. You can bleach corals with ANY led if you don't use it properly.

Before you start using words like "garbage" please do some real home work first.

 

[clowninaround7474]

Id say the two are very comparable... and more of a personal preference. Take a look at the specs... you cant really argue between the two.

 

[sethsolomon]

I am sorry for my posts. I posted my opinion that was not constructive towards the topic of the post.

 

[clowninaround7474]

no need to apologize to me... I appreciate this type of OT conversation. Hearing one person's experiences with a product, coral or fish can help someone in the future. You never know when someone may come across this in a search and benefit from it.