Ai prime lens melted

Even buying it used, you will eventually spend thousands. But hey, maybe not tens of thousands.
Fair, I still get slagged by my friends on the amount of money I spent on my tank . And they don't even know I went the cheaper route lol. Hopefully eventually I will upgrade to the thousands category when I start working
 
Fair, I still get slagged by my friends on the amount of money I spent on my tank . And they don't even know I went the cheaper route lol. Hopefully eventually I will upgrade to the thousands category when I start working
If you think you're catching flack from your friends, wait until you are married. Hahahahaha there are some things that are better left undiscussed. The cost of a reef is one of them. I have NO IDEA how much I have spent on this hobby, and I don't want to know. If I knew, it would take the fun out of it.
 
Because its an AI light. That's what they do if you use them at anything but low intensity
Wow really!
Yea mine have all melted in my 20g nano cube but the corals keep growing.
UV V 140% RB B 125%.
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Thought Id post here rather than starting a new thread. Have been running this AI Prime on my small frag tank for 2 years without problem. Then noticed the light color changed. Checked lens and its melted.. melted completely through. Sent an email to AI and waiting for a response but can't go without a light for very long. Trying to decide if I should just go buy a new one or will a new lens work? Guessing that maybe since the color is different that some of the diodes are also damaged? anyone Know?

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Thought Id post here rather than starting a new thread. Have been running this AI Prime on my small frag tank for 2 years without problem. Then noticed the light color changed. Checked lens and its melted.. melted completely through. Sent an email to AI and waiting for a response but can't go without a light for very long. Trying to decide if I should just go buy a new one or will a new lens work? Guessing that maybe since the color is different that some of the diodes are also damaged? anyone Know?

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Only way to know if the diodes are significantly damaged is if you take off the lens and see if they are burned or not. I don’t they are, it’s just the colour blinding is affected because the lens melted. Replace the lens and you should be good.
 

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