iwasaki 175W SE 15K bulb

[johnanddawn]

who sells them, where can i get one?? and how do you like yours if your running them?

 

[SunnyX]

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...en=PROD&Product_Code=14K-175IW&Category_Code=

 

[Don Berry]

From what I've read they are a crisp white and have very good PAR. Not blue like some of the other 14K bulbs.

 

[johnanddawn]

thanks - anyone out there running them?
sanjays sight puts them similar to a hamilton 250 14K mixed with a 10K and a huge PAR for a 175 even blows the 10K away? i've been running a hamilton 14K 175W and kinda like the color, but i ordered one of these, we'll see i guess.......

 

[johnanddawn]

bump
anyone with experience with this bulb to share?

 

[rutz81]

I have been running the bulb for about 2 months now. I love it. Before this I ran, XM 15K, and XM 10K, this is by far the brightest. I am able to keep SPS pretty much on the bottom without color loss. In terms of color, it is super white, just like described above. I wouldn't run them without actinics, but, I personally like a bluer tank.

Dave

 

[zapata41]

i run one over my frag tank. the color is good crisp white. the sps growth is not as great as when i had 250w 10k xm over them, but is still good.

Tim

 

[johnanddawn]

well i think i finally found my bulb........ i really like it. too early to say of course being that it has only been running 3-4 days and not even burnt in yet but it is what the talk has been saying. i have it 15" off the water right now and it is far brighter then my H 14K was 7" up, and not even a hint of the yellow that the U 10K was giving me - it is white! most noticable thing - my pink pocilli that was just kinda drab red/brown instantly glowed pink, obviously not a color change in the coral just a reflection of the more red spectrum in the bulb - but definitly cool!

 

[mikee68]

Do these iwasaki bulbs run on standard ballast? Or do you need a special ballast like the 6500K? More info would be great...time to change bulbs...

 

[perc]

Def let us know how it burns in. I bought one a few months ago. Beatiful color at first, but within a couple of weeks it went white, and now is yellow. I am wondering if it is just mine or if it happens with all of them.
Thanks

 

[johnanddawn]

i'm running mine on a ice cap electronic - and yea i hope it don't color shift.... that would be a bummer...... the corals seem to like it too
before/after shots they stayed the original color for months and then within a week shifted to this:

 

[rutz81]

I have been runnning mine for about 2 motnhs now. I ahven't noticed any shift in color. Mine is still bright white. I run mine on an electronic ARO ballast.

 

[manderx]

i got a pair months ago from the first batch. running on icecaps with no shift. got a second pair recently (gonna have 4 total on a 3x3 i'm setting up) and put a new one side-by-side with an old one and i couldn't tell the difference.

though if there is any yellow in the tank (algae on the glass), it picks it up and makes the light look yellowish.

 

[perc]

looks like the key might be the electronic ballast. I am running a magnetic, and it is deffinetly yellow, even with actinics and clean glass.

 

[shelburn61]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7466725#post7466725 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by perc
looks like the key might be the electronic ballast. I am running a magnetic, and it is deffinetly yellow, even with actinics and clean glass.

par and CCT are way bater with electronic as I remember

 

[jmaneyapanda]

I run mine on a blueline double 175 ballast, and so far so good.