Ai prime 16hd

Stuart Willis · Dec 31, 2019

Anyone have these lights ?
Are they working out for you ?
Are there any lights that are better in the price range ?

Acan_Fan · Dec 31, 2019

I was going to buy 2 for my upgrade to a 75 gallon. But the lack of wifi and web adjustments killed it for me as I cannot pair with the 2 primes I already have. So instead I am going to get a Mars Aqua 300w and run it on a timer with the two prime HD... one on each side. Or two of the Mars Aqua 165w and sell one prime, and use the other as a fuge light. The mars aqua get great par values at 50%

Nick Steele · Dec 31, 2019

I have one over my Nuvo 20G. I like it so far they seem to be working fine. Only been one month but I have growth on my zoa and Xenia so far.

Stuart Willis · Dec 31, 2019

Thanks for reply’s

Acan_Fan · Dec 31, 2019

Nick Steele said:
I have one over my Nuvo 20G. I like it so far they seem to be working fine. Only been one month but I have growth on my zoa and Xenia so far.

Do you like the bluetooth connection?

Treenk · Dec 31, 2019

I just hooked mine up last night the colors are amazing I didnt even know some of then had these extra colors. But my hammer coral and vamp in fanges are not feeling it. I'm not sure if I started light too low or too high for them.

Acan_Fan · Dec 31, 2019

Treenk said:
I just hooked mine up last night the colors are amazing I didnt even know some of then had these extra colors. But my hammer coral and vamp in fanges are not feeling it. I'm not sure if I started light too low or too high for them.

Check your LFS and rent a PAR meter. What intensity are you running? Depth? How high above water?

Treenk · Dec 31, 2019

Acan_Fan said:
Check your LFS and rent a PAR meter. What intensity are you running? Depth? How high above water?

I started with orbit marine with frag wrack around 6" deep. Now with ai prime they are about 12" deep. I used the david saxby schedule and started it at 35% to acclimate to max in 21 days.

Acan_Fan · Dec 31, 2019

Treenk said:
I started with orbit marine with frag wrack around 6" deep. Now with ai prime they are about 12" deep. I used the david saxby schedule and started it at 35% to acclimate to max in 21 days.

Everything should come to life real good as days go by then! It's a great light no doubts about it. Cheers!!

Nick Steele · Dec 31, 2019

Acan_Fan said:
Do you like the bluetooth connection?

It’s all I know and haven’t had a problem with it yet.

Stuart Willis · Dec 31, 2019

So do I pull the trigger on this light seems it’s not bad

Treenk · Dec 31, 2019

What kind of tank are you running? And yes bluetooth is easy to use and you just have to clIck on a link for someone else's schedule and it auto downloads and opens your app no hassle.

Stuart Willis · Dec 31, 2019

Just a 20g tank until I move into new house

smirkis · Dec 31, 2019

Stuart Willis said:
Just a 20g tank until I move into new house

If it's a 20long then 1 may not be enough. You'll have dark areas on the edges for sure.

Stuart Willis · Dec 31, 2019

smirkis said:
If it's a 20long then 1 may not be enough. You'll have dark areas on the edges for sure.

Actually a tall 20g

Treenk · Dec 31, 2019

Mine is close to water 4" to fit on biocube lid. 12" wide and my sides shadow but I'm sure higher would cover 12" easy

Mjl714 · Dec 31, 2019

I’ve got two of them over a Nuvo 30l, they work great.

Nick Steele · Dec 31, 2019

They higher you lift the light off the water the better coverage you get. I have mine 8” off the water on a Nuvo 20 24” long and I have some shady areas on the outer sides. I’m fine with this and it’s what I want. I did raise the light to 13” off water and I have 100% coverage of my tank just not what I wanted. I still need to grab a par meter to test it out for real though.

SamAPFish · Dec 31, 2019

Stuart Willis said:
Anyone have these lights ?
Are they working out for you ?
Are there any lights that are better in the price range ?

I have the 16hd and really like it. It’s on a 20 gallon but I have to warn you the removal of Wifi caused me not being able to use a computer to control the light. The blending is really nice and it’s strong. I don’t use the moonlight but some people may.

Waynerock · Dec 31, 2019

Stuart Willis said:
Anyone have these lights ?
Are they working out for you ?
Are there any lights that are better in the price range ?

I have 3 on a Red Sea 250. Totally happy everything is growing like crazy with a pretty conservative light schedule. Highly recommend. I had 2 prime HD’s over a reefer 170 for a year and half and no issues ever over the whole time.