New AI led Hydra 52

[Reefnub]

Face to face with the AI Hydra 52 – incredible brightness at an incredible price
Published on August 30th, 2013
Written by: Jake Adams
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Yesterday’s post on the Hydra Fifty Two from Aqua Illumination was just a teaser but now that the LED-rich fixture has been pulled out and put on display, we can tell you call about it. As you can see, the Hydra 52 has four clusters of LEDs which each contain 13 different LEDs. The color make-up of each cluster includes the same colors as the Hydra but with the diodes being ran much more gently.

The Cree XTE cool whites are running at roughly three watts each with all the colored LEDs powered somewhere closer to two and half watts. This low level of power coupled with an incredible number of LEDs means that the Hydra Fifty Two produces an incredible amount of light while drawing only 135 watts at the wall. The overall luminous efficiency hasn’t been measured or calculated yet but AI will be sure to let us all know when they do.

AquaIllumination’s newest flagship Hydra Fifty Two is expected for a winter 2013/2014 release with a very attractive price of $599. Can’t wait to check it out!









Categories: Reef News
Tags: AI hydra 52, ai hydra fifty two, aqua illuminaiton, MACNA 2013

[FireWater]

Saw that yesterday. In all the debates about led this is always the downfall for us led owners. Something new always pops up.

I am curious about the spread and coverage of this unit.

[Reefnub]

Yes I also was wondering how the spread is but I'm sure it's good just like the hydra. I wonder how many per size tank you have to have and if it will be less per tank than the vega or hydra.


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