- Hey, Thomas here. In today's video,
we're gonna be setting up this Radion XR30 Gen Five Blue.
But if you have a Pro or an XR15,
it's going to be a very similar setup.
So stick around,
we're gonna do everything from unboxing
to getting it onto a mount and set up on the tank,
all the way to dialing things in
and setting up an actual schedule.
So by the end of this video,
you should have yours providing lovely light
to your corals on your tank. So let's get into it.
In the blocks you'll find the Radion XR15 or 30,
LED light fixture,
a set of eyelet mounts,
the power supply,
and a quick start guide,
both for the Radion as well as mobius.
To get the light running on your tank,
you're going to need a couple other items as well,
like an RMS Mounting Arm or the Radion Hanging Kit,
as well as a Phillips screwdriver to get that assembled.
To get the ball rolling,
you're going to want to attach
your mounting option of choice to the Radion light fixture,
and like I mentioned,
there are a bunch of options out there,
from hanging kits to this very popular RMS Tank Mount,
which is actually what I'm going to be using in this video.
First assemble your mounting option
according to the included instructions,
and then attach the Radion to the mount
using the included screws and a Phillips screwdriver.
After the light is attached to the mount,
you can attach the mount to the tank
or suspend it if using a hanging kit.
The RMS mount that I have here
holds the light right at that eight inch mark,
which is perfect for these Gen Five Radion lights.
If you are suspending your fixture with a hanging kit,
adjust it so the fixture is right around
eight inches off of the surface of the water.
With the light mounted to the tank and over top of it,
it's time to plug it in.
When the light first turns on
it's going to be quite bright,
so don't stare at the bottom of it.
Once it's powered on,
you can download the mobius app
onto your preferred smart device.
I'll be using my smartphone.
Once installed you can create an account and log in,
and then follow the steps
to create and name your aquarium profile.
Then it'll automatically search
for any unregistered Ecotech devices in the vicinity.
Your Radion Gen Five light should quickly pop up
and then you can click on it.
You'll see a little check mark on the corner of the device,
and then you can click next.
The app will make sure your fixture
is up to date with the latest firmware,
and then prompt you to make a passcode for your tank.
You can choose to skip the passcode entirely,
or even just for now, and then add it later.
On the next screen you'll see a colored wheel
along with a sunrise and sunset time.
You can either click on the times to adjust them,
or drag the sun and moon on the wheel
to set what time you'd like your light schedule
to start and end, and then click "Set"
in the center of the wheel, once you're happy.
I will say, they do default to a nine hour schedule,
which is a safe bet for most tanks
if you're unsure of how long
you'd like your light cycle to be.
After that, you'll be prompted to select a starting template
to set the spectrum of the light.
You can choose from Coralab AB+,
Phoenix 14, LPS in soft or radiant color.
Given that these Radion Gen Five blues are tailor made
to run the AB+ schedule with all diodes
at 100% relative intensity,
that is likely what most reefers
with these blue fixtures are going to use.
After selecting AB+,
you'll see the AB+ description page
with a short paragraph that describes the template,
and you'll also get the opportunity
to adjust your start and end times again,
with a similar wheel if you'd like to.
If you're happy with the template
you can then click activate
and your light will be programmed and ready to go.
The app will then take you to the lighting tab
where you'll have the option to enable lunar mode,
as well as acclimation mode,
edit the current template or change templates.
The light will automatically be set
to 50% of its maximum intensity.
To change it, click on edit in the center of the wheel,
then at the bottom click schedule 50,
and you can then change the maximum intensity
of the schedule, which will automatically
reduce or increase the intensity of each point
on the schedule relative to one another,
so that the brightest point of the day
matches your selected intensity.
The absolute best way to make sure
that you've set your light to the perfect intensity,
that will provide the exact sweet spot PAR range
that matches your reefing goals
and the corals you intend to keep for your tank,
is to use a PAR meter.
Just as an example, on a 24 inch cube tank,
an XR15 will provide an excellent coverage of PAR
within the 75 to 150 range for LPS and soft corals,
when set to 60%.
While an XR30 will need to be turned down to just 20%
to achieve similar numbers.
So in other words,
which let you have what corals you want to keep,
your tank depth and dimensions,
and other factors specific to your tank
will all come into play
when choosing that intensity setting.
For those advanced reefers
that want to build out a custom schedule,
you can click on the points themselves
to tweak the individual points spectrums and intensities,
as well as add and delete points
across the schedule, as you desire.
You can navigate the points
using the fast forward and back buttons on the bottom,
add points with the blue+ button,
or delete them with the trashcan.
You can also save swatches of your favorite settings
for later use.
Across the top, you can switch between
your daytime schedule, moonlight settings,
storm and cloud cover settings, and your saved swatches.
Once you're all finished tinkering
and your schedule's perfect,
click the save button.
And that's it, your light is all set up and ready to go.
With that said though, like I was mentioning earlier,
I strongly recommend finding a PAR meter
that you can use to just double-check
that your light is set to be perfect intensity
for the corals that you want to keep in your tank,
so that lighting is never the thing that is stopping you
for being a successful reef keeper.
Whether you borrow one from a friend, a local club,
or even pick up an inexpensive one like a Seneye,
you just can't get enough of PAR meters.
They are such an excellent tool,
I'm so glad that I have one.
And if you're not familiar with them
or you've got one and you just don't know
how to use it very well,
we've got a solution for you,
'cause there's a five minute guide right there,
where Ryan goes over everything you're going to need to know
regarding PAR meters.
Definitely check it out,
use it the right way,
get that data that you need
so that the corals get what they need
and everybody's happy,
and your corals are growing out of the tank.
Hopefully you frag them
before they're actually out of the tank,
but anyways, watch the video.