MACNA 2016 Coverage: Aqamai Booth

by | Oct 5, 2016 | Equipment, Events, MACNA, Technology | 0 comments

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Aqamai, owned by the Italian manufacturer Hydor Group, is a completely new brand of products.  The line is designed and manufactured in Italy, and is targeted to a specific client base – a modern reefer that cares about both looks and functionality in aquarium equipment.

The backside of Aqamai LRM light

The backside of Aqamai LRM light

The company is planning to release two flagship products this fall- a circulation pump and a LED light. These devices share some interesting features, including a built-in WiFi module and a corresponding mobile app to remotely control each one’s functions.
The LED light, named Aqamai LRM, was the shining star at the manufacturer’s booth, and with good reason- the sleek looking, slim-form LED panel shows the beauty of Italian design. From a technical standpoint, Aqamai LRM is no “amateur” either- there are two clusters of 15 high-power LED emitters situated under a collective lens, grouped in 8 colors and 6 channels of control with a maximum energy draw of 80W. I saw the dedicated mobile app in action, and it felt intuitive and easy to understand. There is a manual mode where you can adjust the intensity and color spectrum of the light output, as well as a scheduler in the form of a weekly graph, much like we’ve seen in other company’s light apps.

Aqamai LRM LED light app

Aqamai LRM LED light app

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The second product in the Aqamai lineup is called the KPS and it’s basically a magnet-mounted, swivel head propeller pump. As with the LRM light, the pump is fully controllable via a dedicated app, where you can change various flow modes and create a complete schedule of daily changes in flow patterns and intensity. KPS is a very compact pump, yet Aqamai claims it is able to produce between 370-1050 gph of flow, with a maximum energy use of 10W.

Aqamai KPS control app

Aqamai KPS control app

Aqamai KPS propeller pump

Aqamai KPS propeller pump

Aqamai is an interesting new addition to the market, and is being marketed as Hydor’s high-end brand and their most technologically advanced offering. We’ll know more about that soon; Aqamai is planning to start selling its products in the US by the end of this year.
Here are a couple of photographs I managed to shoot at the Aqamai booth:

AQAMAI 2016 MACNA BOOTH GALLERY

  • Marcin Smok

    Marcin Smok is a reefer, photographer, traveler, SCUBA diver and avid DIY-er. He has been keeping freshwater fish tanks since he was 9 years old and saltwater tanks for the past 10 years. Check his photography site at www.travelibn.com and follow his Facebook profile https://www.facebook.com/photoreef/

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