AquaIllumination (AI): Lighting

AquaIllumination (now part of EcoTech Marine) makes the Hydra LED line - wide-coverage reef lighting fixtures aimed at SPS-dominant reefs. The Hydra 32HD and Hydra 64HD are direct competitors to Radion XR15/XR30 with more individual LED clusters and slightly different spectrum.

Known for

Hydra 32HD / 64HD

Hydra 32HD: 30 LEDs in 5 clusters, ~90W. Hydra 64HD: 64 LEDs in 8 clusters, ~140W. Both produce dense PAR for SPS reefs.

AI Prime 16HD

Compact reef LED in the $200-300 range. The default budget pick for nano and small reef tanks (20-40 gallon range).

Mobius app integration

Same Mobius platform as EcoTech Radion - can run Hydra and Radion fixtures together on a unified schedule.

Pros and cons

Pros

Excellent PAR distribution for SPS reefs
AI Prime 16HD is the budget pick for nano reef lighting
Mobius integration with Radion for hybrid lighting setups

Cons

Less "shimmer" than Kessil pendants
Mobius app stability has been a complaint since the Reef Link transition

Common competitors

EcoTech Radion (sister brand, different niche) · Kessil · Reef Brite