150w XM 15k -- anyone got pics?

[dweakl01]

Anyone have any pics of a 150 watt Xm 15k bulb burning? (Thanks, in advance.)

 

[DrBDC]

I used to and it was a very nice color. I don't have any of the pics in my gallery anymore though. I hardly had any growth with them though. Then Sanjay and the other guy did tests and the PAR was the worst of any bulb so I changed to the XM10,000K's and OMG!! Not any blue though. Is it a double ended 150 or the mogul based 150/175 ballast? If it's 175 go with the new Iwasaki 14,000K bulbs. They are the strongest bulb available even more than thier others but with the 14,000K color. I'm not sure if they offer them in 150 DE's yet. Here is the par ratings and some color comparisons which you can't really compare to real life but you can compare to each other if you've seen some in real life.

http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm

 

[dweakl01]

Thanks for the link. Its a DE 150. I saw the low PAR on the 15k, damn. Guess I'll be loooking into the 10k, then a T5 to supplement the actinic. Thanks again.

 

[DrBDC]

Check on the Iwasaki 14,000K's before you buy and see if they are DE's available. Those are some powerhouses and will outperform most 250's even in the single ended version.

 

[DrBDC]

I found them for you here:

http://www.coralreefecosystems.com/

And here is a great thread discussing them:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=770529

 

[Dell'Oro]

Here you go:

The colour of these globes in beautiful, however I found that after only about two months the intensity dropped alarmingly. Just got a replacement - this is the new globe but not the best pic:

Growth has been pretty good, this is my first dedicated SPS tank so I can't really compare it to much though.]

Cheers

Paul

 

[dweakl01]

Thanks for the help folks! Tank looks great.

 

[Ti]

real nice