AI Primes or Red Sea LEDs?

Hi, I started with 2 primes over my 55g but ended up with 4. Not for more power just less shadows and so I didn’t have to run them above 80%. Great lights very happy but I find them very noisy when you run them at max

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do you find the lights all produce the same spectrum? I know some people find the AI's will have the same settings but one will be more blue or white or w/e than the others and look weird
 
do you find the lights all produce the same spectrum? I know some people find the AI's will have the same settings but one will be more blue or white or w/e than the others and look weird
I did notice that at low power during dawn/dusk the spectrum was different between my two Prime pucks. I had the same problem with my Radion XR15s but that app has a calibration which tunes the voltages for each color and took care of the issue. The myAI app, unfortunately, doesn’t have that aspect of Mobius despite being similar apps overall.
 
Seconding @DeniableArc 's comments re: the fan noise on the AI Primes.

If you have a super quiet overflow / return pump / skimmer (as I do), the noise of the fans when they're running hard is pretty loud

A noisy overflow / return pump would drown them out, but if you're chasing the silent tank like me - just something to be aware of

Apart from that - I love mine - super controllable light and super friendly app.
 
do you find the lights all produce the same spectrum? I know some people find the AI's will have the same settings but one will be more blue or white or w/e than the others and look weird
As far as I can tell by eye the colours match. There is a slight mis match of colours in the order they come on but only for 30 sec
 
Seconding @DeniableArc 's comments re: the fan noise on the AI Primes.

If you have a super quiet overflow / return pump / skimmer (as I do), the noise of the fans when they're running hard is pretty loud

A noisy overflow / return pump would drown them out, but if you're chasing the silent tank like me - just something to be aware of

Apart from that - I love mine - super controllable light and super friendly app.
100% when running at max they are very loud. I actually pulled apart a prime and a prime 16 to understand why they are so loud and they run the same fan size but they prime 16 is 5v 0.30A where the prime HD which was quiet was 5v 0.10A. I run the 4 lights over a 3 ft tank at 29 watts each and I only hear the fan every now and then.
 
Guess im in a rare group as im running a red sea led50 over a 20g tank. Quite happy with it. Runs quite and not having issues with power brick. Corals are happy and growing. Only thing i would mention is that red/orange doesn't "pop" under this light. Looks true and natural but not popping.
 
Guess im in a rare group as im running a red sea led50 over a 20g tank. Quite happy with it. Runs quite and not having issues with power brick. Corals are happy and growing. Only thing i would mention is that red/orange doesn't "pop" under this light. Looks true and natural but not popping.
What percentage are you running your 50 at? I believe the power brick runs hot at 80-100%
 
Run it at 75% Blue and 30% white, so might be why i don't have issues.
 

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