CNC Reef is a company that’s been milling various LED heatsinks for different applications and recently it’s turned its attention at rehoming the leftover guts of some great lights that still work very well. The first light to get the…
Hydra 26 review and comparison with Vega LED
We’ve thoroughly enjoyed using the AI Vega on our 29 gallon coral aquarium for over a year but with the release of the Hydra 26, it was time to try something new. Having our AI Vega in white be replaced…
Neptune AWM module puts AI Hydra, Vega and Fifty Two on a wireless line
As we guessed, Neptune Systems has released a module called the AWM (AI Wireless Module) which speaks the wireless language of AquaIllumination LED lights. Like the WXM, the AWM is a simple black box with the specific wireless protocol of…
AI Vega Review: the promise of LEDs is available now
The last six months have seen a flurry of next generation LED light being released with the AI Vega firmly in the vanguard of that pack. First announced over 18 months ago, there has been a great deal of expounding…
AI Powerpuck LEDs up for preorder, shipping in April
The AI Powerpuck is so close to making the Vega the most customizable LED reef aquarium light ever that we can almost taste it. If twenty LED channels of control isn’t enough to get you hot and bothered about the…
AI Upgrade Kit for Sol to Vega LED up for pre-order, shipping this month
AquaIllumination has formally announced a Vega Upgrade Kit to let all the Sol users out there get some next-gen LED action as well. Using the heatsink, fan and power supply of the AI Sol, the Upgrade Kit brings new lenses,…
AI Director is AquaIllumination’s solution for simplified wireless control
Reefstock is well on the way, and the AI Director is the perhaps one of the hottest products on the floor of reefstock. Setting out to connect your AI fixtures to the internet easily, the AI director serves as a…
AI Sol and Vega LEDs get a massive deployment at DeJong Marinelife
DeJong Marinelife is a world-class wholesaler that has gotten a lot of love from Reef Builders for good reasons. We got a look into DeJong Marinelife’s operations through a video two years back, but since then they’ve made the switch…
AI’s new controller firmware version 2 unlocks a motherlode of features
The super popular AI vega LED light has just been endowed with a bumper crop of new and exciting features thanks to a free firmware update to the feature-rich new AI Controller. With version 2 of the AI Controller, you…
The Kessil A350 wins the 2012 Reef Builders LED showdown
For the second straight year, we compiled a pool of some of the LED lights that were released the previous year and asked you to tell us which one you felt was the most compelling and we are proud to…