Reeflux 10k pictures?

nikonosis · 09/10/2007, 02:42 PM

Does anyone have any picture of their tanks running 10k reeflux bulbs? I am trying to decide if I should get them over hammy 14ks.

Thanks!

oct2274 · 09/10/2007, 02:54 PM

to get an idea of the colors you can get from reeflux bulbs, take a look at this months tank of the month on the front page of reefcentral. the guy only uses a mix of 10 and 12k reeflux bulbs with no suppliments.

nikonosis · 09/10/2007, 02:55 PM

well i have the 12k bulbs right now so i know what they look like. Its really hard to tell what the 10k bulbs look like by themselves from those pics.

oct2274 · 09/10/2007, 03:00 PM

post up some color corrected pics of the 12k with no suppliments. I would like to see them

Deuce67 · 09/10/2007, 03:25 PM

400 watters. Good par readings but a little pinkish.

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leeweber85 · 09/12/2007, 10:08 PM

look at this thread:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ht=reeflux+10k

sabodish · 09/13/2007, 05:42 AM

2 400W reeflux 10ks on icecap (new style) ballast.

nikonosis · 09/13/2007, 09:00 AM

Are those with any actinics?

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Originally posted by sabodish
2 400W reeflux 10ks on icecap (new style) ballast.

sabodish · 09/13/2007, 10:09 AM

no actinics on my tank, MH only.

nikonosis · 09/13/2007, 10:51 AM

Are those picture what it looks like in real life? Is it purplish like that? BTW your tank looks nice.

LobsterOfJustice · 09/13/2007, 12:00 PM

I used these bulbs for about a month, I was very happy with them, best color and growth I had experienced, then they stopped firing

gabe3d · 09/13/2007, 12:36 PM

Here is an older pic of my tank with just the 250watt Reeflux 10k

It makes the overall appearance of the tank look funky but the corals look much better.

Here is the Hamilton 14k with one less reflector in the middle. Overall tank appearance is nicer, but corals don't shine as much.

gabe3d · 09/13/2007, 12:40 PM

If you have actinic, then it'll look much better.

sabodish · 09/13/2007, 01:01 PM

nikonosis..thanks..its very close to what it looks like in real life. id say its a little whiter than the pics make it look, but not much different. fwiw, these arent blue enough for me, so ill probably jump to 12ks in a few months.

gabe3d · 09/13/2007, 01:07 PM

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gabe3d · 09/13/2007, 01:13 PM

Sabodish,

Strange, your pics didn't show up the first time I came here.

Nice tank! Wow that is extremely purple. It looks like the new icecap ballast fires the bulb up differently. How old are your bulbs?

Gabe

sabodish · 09/14/2007, 06:19 AM

gabe..the bulbs are about 6 months old. they did start out a bit pink for the first 2-3 weeks, but after the break in period, this is what i got. im gettin great coloration in my blue/green corals and the pinks/reds look great also.

09/10/2007, 02:42 PM	#1
nikonosis Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,935	Reeflux 10k pictures? Does anyone have any picture of their tanks running 10k reeflux bulbs? I am trying to decide if I should get them over hammy 14ks. Thanks! __________________ Home is where you hang your @ 75g rimless starfire 30x24x24, Bubble Magus NAC6, 2x Vortech MP10's and 1 MP40, MaxSpect G2-160 LED, Neptune Systems AquaController Apex/w wxm module, Eheim Compact+ 3000 Pump, Aqua UV Sterilizer, BRS GFO/Carbon reactor, Marine Magic doser, Aquahub DIY Top-it-Off Kit and Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump

09/10/2007, 02:55 PM	#3
nikonosis Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,935	well i have the 12k bulbs right now so i know what they look like. Its really hard to tell what the 10k bulbs look like by themselves from those pics. __________________ Home is where you hang your @ 75g rimless starfire 30x24x24, Bubble Magus NAC6, 2x Vortech MP10's and 1 MP40, MaxSpect G2-160 LED, Neptune Systems AquaController Apex/w wxm module, Eheim Compact+ 3000 Pump, Aqua UV Sterilizer, BRS GFO/Carbon reactor, Marine Magic doser, Aquahub DIY Top-it-Off Kit and Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump

09/10/2007, 03:25 PM	#5
Deuce67 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: CO Posts: 3,750	400 watters. Good par readings but a little pinkish. [IMG][/IMG]

09/12/2007, 10:08 PM	#6
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 2,482	look at this thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ht=reeflux+10k __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 120g reef, 20g reef

09/13/2007, 10:51 AM	#10
nikonosis Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,935	Are those picture what it looks like in real life? Is it purplish like that? BTW your tank looks nice. __________________ Home is where you hang your @ 75g rimless starfire 30x24x24, Bubble Magus NAC6, 2x Vortech MP10's and 1 MP40, MaxSpect G2-160 LED, Neptune Systems AquaController Apex/w wxm module, Eheim Compact+ 3000 Pump, Aqua UV Sterilizer, BRS GFO/Carbon reactor, Marine Magic doser, Aquahub DIY Top-it-Off Kit and Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump

09/10/2007, 02:54 PM	#2
oct2274 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,347	to get an idea of the colors you can get from reeflux bulbs, take a look at this months tank of the month on the front page of reefcentral. the guy only uses a mix of 10 and 12k reeflux bulbs with no suppliments.

09/10/2007, 03:00 PM	#4
oct2274 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,347	post up some color corrected pics of the 12k with no suppliments. I would like to see them

09/13/2007, 05:42 AM	#7
sabodish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 1,703	2 400W reeflux 10ks on icecap (new style) ballast.

09/13/2007, 10:09 AM	#9
sabodish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 1,703	no actinics on my tank, MH only.

09/13/2007, 12:00 PM	#11
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	I used these bulbs for about a month, I was very happy with them, best color and growth I had experienced, then they stopped firing __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

09/13/2007, 12:36 PM	#12
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	Here is an older pic of my tank with just the 250watt Reeflux 10k It makes the overall appearance of the tank look funky but the corals look much better. Here is the Hamilton 14k with one less reflector in the middle. Overall tank appearance is nicer, but corals don't shine as much.

09/13/2007, 12:40 PM	#13
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	If you have actinic, then it'll look much better.

09/13/2007, 01:01 PM	#14
sabodish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 1,703	nikonosis..thanks..its very close to what it looks like in real life. id say its a little whiter than the pics make it look, but not much different. fwiw, these arent blue enough for me, so ill probably jump to 12ks in a few months.

09/13/2007, 01:07 PM	#15
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	.. Last edited by gabe3d; 09/13/2007 at 01:13 PM.

09/13/2007, 01:13 PM	#16
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	Sabodish, Strange, your pics didn't show up the first time I came here. Nice tank! Wow that is extremely purple. It looks like the new icecap ballast fires the bulb up differently. How old are your bulbs? Gabe

09/14/2007, 06:19 AM	#17
sabodish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 1,703	gabe..the bulbs are about 6 months old. they did start out a bit pink for the first 2-3 weeks, but after the break in period, this is what i got. im gettin great coloration in my blue/green corals and the pinks/reds look great also.