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01/23/2014, 09:57 AM | #1 |
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G1 vs G2 vs G3
Didn't see this anywhere, and I figured I would put it all on one post for eveyone.
G1 •8x Cree XP-G Cool White LEDs run at 5w each •8x Cree XP-E Blue LEDs run at 3w each •10x Cree XP-E Royal Blue LEDs run at 3w each •4x Cree XP-E Green LEDs run at 3w each •4x Osram Oslon SSL Hyper Red LEDs run at 3w each G2 • White: 8 Cree XT-E Cool White (5W each) • Red: 4 Osram Oslon SSL Hyper Red (3W each) • Green: 4 Cree XP-E Green (3W each) • Blue: 8 Cree XP-E Blue (3W each) • Royal Blue: 8 Cree XT-E Royal Blue (5W each) Max Wattage of Radion Fixture: 140 Watts Max Wattage of LED Channels: 130 Watts Pro • White: 8 Cree XT-E Cool White (5w each) • Red: 4 Osram Oslon SSL Hyper Red, 660nm (3w each) • Yellow: 2 Osram Oslon SSL Yellow, 590nm (3w each) • Green: 4 Cree XP-E Green, 520nm (3w each) • Blue: 8 Cree XP-E Blue, 468nm (3w each) • Royal Blue: 8 Cree XT-E Royal Blue, 442nm (5w each) • Indigo: 4 SemiLEDs UV, 415nm (2.5w each) • Ultraviolet: 4 SemiLEDs UV, 405nm (2.5w each) Max Wattage of Radion Fixture: 170 Watts Max Wattage of LED Channels: 155 Watts G3 MAX PAR: 900 • Cool White: 8 Cree XT-E (40W) • Deep Blue: 6 Osram Oslon Square (24W) • Blue: 8 Cree XP-E (24W) • Green: 4 Cree XP-E Green (14W) • Hyper Red: 4 Osram Oslon SSL (12W) • Indigo: 4 SemiLEDs (10W) • UV: 4 SemiLEDs (10W) WATTAGE Variable Usage: 150W G3 Pro MAX PAR: 1100 • Cool White: 8 Cree XP-G2 (40W) • Deep Blue: 8 Osram Oslon Square (40W ) • Blue: 8 Cree XP-E (24W) • Green: 4 Cree XP-E (14W) • Hyper Red: 4 Osram Oslon SSL (12W) • Yellow: 2 Osram Oslon SSL (6W) • Indigo: 4 SemiLEDs (10W) • UV: 4 SemiLEDs (10W) WATTAGE Variable Usage: 170W
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01/23/2014, 10:01 AM | #2 |
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I just looked at ecotech's site, to upgrade its:
150$ Gen2 to Gen3 250$ Gen2/Pro to Gen3 Pro 275$ Gen1 to Gen3 Pro
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01/23/2014, 10:09 AM | #3 |
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I'm trying to decide myself if I should "upgrade" my G1 to a G3 pro, or just buy the G3 pro and try to get a little bit for my G1 later. Not sure how "user friendly" the "upgrade" is for the average user.
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01/23/2014, 10:11 AM | #4 | |
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01/23/2014, 01:45 PM | #5 |
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Didn't the design change for the G3/pro? If so, not sure it would be ideal to upgrade from G1 to G3 then.
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01/23/2014, 05:30 PM | #6 |
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That's what I'm thinking. But a good chunk of the cost is the power supply.
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01/23/2014, 06:27 PM | #7 |
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I am not sue if you can get the light without the power supply. I think someone drop their light into the tank and cannot get another light without the power supply. I think he end up selling the ballast. I wanted to buy the whole thing and send it back to echotech to got it fix but was advise against this by echotech. I am not sure if he did something to PO echotech or not. It seem in dealing with this reefer I sense that he was not a nice guy.
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In reading the specification I think that there is not a great different between a G2 and G3 other than cosmetic. It seem that the G2 Pro is a better light than a G3
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01/23/2014, 06:37 PM | #9 |
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No, I didn't mean you could buy the light separate, only that the ballast/driver is the most expensive part of the light. I think the ballast are the same on the g1 and g2.
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01/23/2014, 06:48 PM | #10 |
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Oh g1 to g3 is 175$
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03/05/2014, 02:09 PM | #11 |
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Has anyone upgraded yet?
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03/05/2014, 03:25 PM | #12 |
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There has been tons of people already upgrade. You can find the thread title, "Pro G3 Upgrade Path".
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03/05/2014, 03:50 PM | #13 |
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I upgraded my G1 to G3 ($175), which has not arrived yet. FedEx has it in limbo somewhere because of the huge snowstorm up in the northeastern part of the US. I also upgraded my G2 to G3 ($150) and I was able to do that upgrade myself. Currently half my tank is lit and does not do me any good to tell whether the colors are better or worse. Having a half lit 48" tank is not cool or worth looking at right now.
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I guess if you only have 1 or 2 lights it might be worth it. But I have 4 and for what it would cost I can buy another fixture. Thats just crazy IMO.
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Hrm not sure if i should upgrade my gen1 to gen 3 or gen 3 pro. Suggestions? This is for a 60 gallon cube. 24 inches deep.
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Heard a lot of good things about it. If you don't mind spending another few hundreds, I say go for it.
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04/22/2014, 09:28 PM | #20 |
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I did the gen1 to gen3 retro. I can tell a big difference. I have 2 lights on a 120 so I can only do one at a time. It is definitely wrth the 175, IMO!
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I got 4 of my G1 to G3 Pro. It seem great. Will see how the anemones and coral looks in a few months. Now I have 4 G3 Pro, 3 G2 and 2 G1. 7 of the lights over my 320 gal and 2 over my 40 gal frag tank (40 gal breeder)
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Keep us posted on the new lights. I'm itching to get the G3 pro.
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I upgrade my Gen1 to Gen2 and Gen2 Pro. Coral response great in few day, my Chalice and Acan show intense color they look super nice now.
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On my 75g reef I run a g2 and a g1 on the right side of my tank and a g3 pro on the left. The g3 holds its own. Becides the fact that I get better coverage out of the 2 radions side by side with shadowing the g3 pro puts out way better spectrum and renders better pigment in coral. The g1 sucks.
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I use to run 250w halide +4 t5 bulbs on the left half of my tank and the 2x radion on the right did a way better job for growth and color of my sps corals on my zeovit tank so thats why I added the g3 pro. Amazing light. Having said that Im debating trying pacific sun on my next build.
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