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Decided to write a short review on a recent purchase…. Really excited to try the new Aqua Illumination Hydra HD. According to information from AI’s website, the new “Hydperdrive” allows users to get the most of their LEDs. One can re-distribute total available power from other channels to ‘overdrive’ certain channels that need more than 100%. For example, most folks tune down the Red, Green or White channels. This power can then be channeled into the higher demand channels like Blue. The Hydra26 is rated 90W compared to Hydra 52 135W (50% more powerful even with 4 clusters of LED instead of 2). Externally, HD & non-HD versions look the same. Both come with 80deg lenses. Back when I started, Ken (Madpetz) advised to go with 2x Hydra26 as it provided better spread over the tank area. Original Setup : Lights : 2x Hydra 26. Tank : 3x1.5x1.5ft Wavemaker : 2x Ecotech Marine MP10wES, 1x Jebao RW4 Tank age : 1yr. Mixed reef of SPS & LPS.....still learning about reefing. Unboxing the Hydra26 HD Comparing the Hydra26 with Hydra26 HD. The main difference is replacing 1 White LED with Blue. I replaced the lights on the right side with the Hydra26 HD to have an apple to apple comparison. Left side of the tank remains the original Hydra26. Color wise, the HD versions have a greater emphasis on blue with the additional Blue LED. It’s also capable to overdrive the blues to bring out the fluorescence of the corals. This picture could not capture the colors but you need to see it in person to see the improved difference in colors with the Hydra HD. I didn’t tell family members I made a change but they commented ‘somehow the right side looks nicer’. Corals seem to be happy with nice healthy polyp extensions. Hydra 26HD setting: PAR measurement: A slight drop in PAR but not very significant. PAR levels are good enough for the current mix of SPS/LPS. Overall Verdict: Impressed with the improved colors. No regrets getting the Hydra26 HD. If budget allows, I may get the upgrade kit for the left side when it’s available. Details on setup: The instructions on the quick start guide was perhaps too brief & does not mention much. I’d like to share some points during the setup process to link the Hydra to your home WiFi 1) Use a laptop’s wifi, find the Hydra’s WIFI signal & select it. 2) Then key in the Hydra’s local web address as mentioned in the instructions sheet. 3) It gets you to this web page. To link it to your home wifi, select “Choose Network”. Select your home wifi & enter your wifi password. From here, it’s easy to setup the light timing/profile. As I had another Hydra26 in the mix, I attempted to load the setting file over. From the old Hydra, download the .aip settings file. Then on the Hydra HD, upload the .aip file. And the starting point ramp profile is setup. A check on the detailed setting however shows that the Blue is at 0%. This is probably because the firmware calls the Blue channel slightly differently now. It would have been nice if every channel could be ported over. But it’s also not an issue to just change it manually.

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