This is PRIME Lighting! Easy control your thing?

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If easy control is your thing then the Aqua Illumination Prime is a great light to consider!

How many of you are using PRIME and what do you think about it?

You can buy the PRIME right here.

30" x 30" inch area at a height of 12 inches over open air.

Power Output
With a spread of 30" x 30", the AI Prime® has a peak PAR of 260µMol at a depth of 12 inches, more than enough for your hungriest of livestock. Drawing a maximum of 50 watts from the wall, it follows in the family’s efficient footsteps.

Optics
The AI Prime® comes standard with 80 degree lenses giving you the best balance of power and spread. Our lens optics are custom designed, boasting greater than 90% optical efficiency and including a diffuse exit surface to provide improved color blending.

LEDs
The AI Prime® utilizes the latest LED technology from leading manufacturers, arranged to provide the best performance.

• 4 - Cree XP-G2 Cool White (> 70 CRI)
• 1 - OSRAM OSLON Deep Red
• 1 - Cree XP-E2 Green
• 3 - Cree XP-E2 Blue
• 2 - OSRAM SQUARE Deep Blue
• 1 - SemiLED 415nm Violet
• 1 - SemiLED 405nm UV

 

[MoparManiac]

I purchased an AI Prime about two weeks ago. I absolutely love it for my 20gallon tank. The options you have for control are amazing!

 

[Feltman]

I run a pair of them over my 40 breeder. I definitely love the options they come with and the ability to link them together. Out of curiosity what settings are most people running?

 

[MoparManiac]

I run sunrise at 630 sunset at 6. Max percentage is 30% at 1.

 

[Bayou City Reefer]

I have one over a 29 Gal Bio Cube and it's been great so far. 1 month and I've seen some happy zoanthids, chalices and mushrooms. Currently running it at 70%.

I really don't think it'll cover a 30x30 tank.

 

[nitro]

For the price and the quality of the product it is an excellent option, very hard to beat.
Nitro

 

[hybridazn]

I really like these. Im more than likely going to use 2 of these over my frag system and one to use for frag swaps since my kessil died

 

[Fin]

I lucked out and won one of these at our recent reef club event. Not sure what I am going to do with it yet. Looks like a great little frag tank light.

 

[Tek]

Underpowered for SPS in a 30G AIO. The Hydra 26 would be a better choice for most tanks.

 

[ca2or]

Underpowered for SPS in a 30G AIO. The Hydra 26 would be a better choice for most tanks.

I have SPS under ai prime in 56g.

 

[Tek]

I have SPS under ai prime in 56g.

Depends on what kind of SPS and the colors you want to keep. Birdsnest and montipora grew fine but it was not enough PAR to keep the colors on most of my acropora.

 

[Tek]

I have SPS under ai prime in 56g.

I run an AI Vega and Hydra 26 as supplemental lighting for a 400w Radium metal halide on the 70G. The AI Prime was on a JBJ 30G AIO with frags from my DT and it wasn't enough light at 100%.

 

[ca2or]

Depends on what kind of SPS and the colors you want to keep. Birdsnest and montipora grew fine but it was not enough PAR to keep the colors on most of my acropora.

Oh I can imagine. My main display also has 2 primes in addition to MH

 

[BfishLpond78]

Can this light work correctly not constantly hooked up to Wifi? I'm setting up a 1st grade fish tank and have this light but I do NOT have access to the school wifi, will this light still hold the programming and function correctly?

 

[Fran W]

I have 2 on my 53 gallon. Lots of light! But being new to led, some common settings would have been nice. But we are getting there! My softies and mushrooms seem happy.

 

[Davesgt]

This is a wonderful light, I have these over my nanos and I'm keeping clams and anemones with no problems.

 

[Rasengan]

Underpowered for SPS in a 30G AIO. The Hydra 26 would be a better choice for most tanks.

very much agreed...this light is underpowered even for a 10g frag tank when growing demanding acros even if you have everything set at 100% intensity...it can grow montis and lower light acros like birdsnests and deepwater smoothskins sure but any other demanding yellow/pink/red/orange acros will turn brown or stay green and neve color up...i had to switch it out to a Hydra 26 to get my colors back

 

[FL_Reefer]

This is a wonderful light, I have these over my nanos and I'm keeping clams and anemones with no problems.

Can you post your settings?

 

[loon36cf]

I like the 18 to 20k setting very nice color