Three choices...Who gives me best bang for buck...

I purchased the AI Sol Blue and an extremely happy. Yes each module is only 75 watts but thats more than you will ever need. I have two fixtures parallel with a 100G, 5 foot tank and have no dark spots even at 40% white, 35% blue, 35% royal blue. I was cooking SPS at 50% so backed them down until things acclimate but do not imagine ever getting over 50 to 60%.

 

Sweet, I think that settled it for me. The versatility of the AI is really making it pull ahead, bc I'm worried about coral shock, so w them I can avoid that. With the AI I'm assuming if they come out w violet or different bulbs you'll just swap out? I think I'll start w three and move up if needed.

 

THe AI Sol Blue has white, blue and royal blue bulbs and each color is adjustable seperately from 0% to 100% in 1% increments. There is no need for a violet bulb with the royal blues, corals pop under the combination.

 

You don't need to swap for "violet", the royal blue is an amazing color with a small amount of UV, not overkill like the Boost. I with they had T5 replacement strips of those RB bulbs (*hint hint* if you're listening AI!).

The modules have a few "pucks" of LEDs. There's 3 on each puck (I think), and you can swap the pucks if they ever upgrade the LEDs themselves or change colors (which you really don't need because of the adjustment available).

 

Sweet, I think ill make a DYI canopy to hide everything. Thanks for the great info everyone!

 

I posted phots in a couple of the different AI Sol LED threads of my canopy and how I used T Track to mount the fixtures inside the canopy. That got the lights 12" above the water where their leg kit is only like 6" above and much more expensive.