AI Prime or?

Luna Lagoona · Mar 4, 2022

I have the Nero 3 and AI Prime on my lagoon at the moment and having the one-button feed mode that adjusts the light and flow is pretty nice I will say!

The fish know what to expect as soon as you press it!

X-37B · Apr 9, 2022

Im a halide guy who is switching to all led on my 4 systems.
On my 18" 20g nano cube I run 2 16hds with the rigid mount. On my 45g 36x24x12 frag system I run 3 16hds with the 18" flex mount.
I am very impressed with the 16's. I also like the fact that you can adjust the position and add more if needed. On my 80g 48x24x16 replacement of my 120 I am going to run 3-4 16hds. I replaced halides on my frag system and 120/80 replacement.
I was close to going with Radions but the 16hds are looking real good.
Nano cube and frag system.

JoJosReef · Apr 9, 2022

If you prefer a low profile strip, I'd recommend straying from the Orbit or Fluval Marine strip. For less you can get custom strips out of an LED shop in Texas (21LEDUSA). I run 2 of their ReefbarPro Heavy Blue bars, which has UV/purple, actinic, cool blue and white in a nice balance. Think ~$60/bar plus a $40 controller, which is nothing fancy, but my corals have perked up quite a lot since adding it. Each LED is 3W, which has much better penetration than the itty bitty LED squares on the Orbit and Fluval Marine 3.0.

I have an AI Prime 16HD on my 10g cube, and I think it is a better light overall, but I'm happy with the 21LED strips on the Evo for my LPS/softie/macros.