AI Prime or hydra26?
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Topic: AI Prime or hydra26?
Posted By: reefer86
Subject: AI Prime or hydra26?
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 5:52pm
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I'm thinking of upgrading the lighting on my 28 gallon JBJ Nano cube LED. The stock lighting on this tank is 14000 K and has worked great for growing coral in my tank. Im interested in upgrading my lights to either the AI prime or hydra 26 (mainly for the controllability). I have a mix of SPS, LPS, and zoas/palys corals in my tank. My question is....will the AI prime provide enough light intensity for the SPS corals in my tank? or would the hydra 26 be a better option? Thanks in advance!
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Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 10:12pm
With that tank being only 20" deep dry either one of those lights would work just fine. The Hydra 26 will have more adjustability and be running at a lower total power level at operating brightness you would be running.
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90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems
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http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread:
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Posted By: 1skindog
Date Posted: January 12 2016 at 10:42pm
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I just put two AI Hydra 26 HD's on my SR80 and I love them. They are very, very bright with lots of adjustability. I went from two AI Sol's to these and within no time I noticed my corals were a lot happier and were responding to the new lights. The nice thing about the HD's, like the prime there is no need for an additional controller or director, just down load the miAI app and your good to go. Just my two cents. Thanks.
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Posted By: phys
Date Posted: January 13 2016 at 2:42am
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Pick whichever has the fuller spectrum. I've heard the ai have some problems with ease of actually using the controls. Don't be surprised if you have some troubles.
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Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: January 13 2016 at 7:31am
That is true with the older AI lights. Both of the lights he mentions are new wireless controllable lights and have very precise control. If he was looking into AI SOL lights with the old controller then I would agree.
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My ocean.
90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems
PADI Advanced Open Water
http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread:
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Posted By: 1skindog
Date Posted: January 13 2016 at 11:14am
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I will admit the miAI app is not very user friendly and there are no instructions on how to set them up. I have complained to AI about it, but once you figure it out and read a little from posts, it's good.
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Posted By: reefer86
Date Posted: January 14 2016 at 1:40pm
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Thanks very much for the comments everyone, I appreciate it
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