Aqua Illumination AI Blade Mounting & Accessories
Official mounting solutions and accessories for the AI Blade series strip lights — the hardware that takes a Blade from sitting on a surface to actually deployed over a tank properly. The Blade's slim profile makes it one of the most versatile strip lights in the marine and freshwater market, but realizing that versatility requires the right mounting configuration for your specific tank setup.
Options include individual mounting clips for rimless tanks, tank-edge mounts for standard-rim aquariums, hybrid mount kits that combine clip and hanging functionality, multi-light mounting solutions for running multiple Blades in parallel over wider tanks, and the 48" power supply for setups requiring extended power runs. If you're running multiple Blades, the multi-light mounting solution is the cleaner long-term option over separate clip sets.
All components are genuine AI hardware, designed to mate with the Blade's rail system without modification. Third-party clip solutions exist but vary in hold quality and may shift the Blade's angle over time, which matters for directional strip lights where aim affects PAR distribution.
Compatibility: AI Blade Grow, Blade Glow, Blade Freshwater, Blade Refugium, and Blade GloFish series
Selection tip: Choose based on your tank's rim type first (rimless vs. standard rim), then by the number of Blades you're running. Multi-Blade setups over 24"+ tanks should use the dedicated multi-light solution rather than individual clips for better stability and cable management.
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