which LED fixture to replace 15K iwasaki hallide?

rishma · 08/14/2013, 12:12 PM

For years I have run a single 15k 175w iwasaki hallide. No other supplmental lighting.

I think my ballast needs to be replaced and I am due for a new bulb, so I am considering changing to LED.

The iwasaki bulb is a crisp white coloration. I could stand a little more blue, perhaps as much as a radium, but I don't care for the very blue look of many of the nice takes I see around here.

What "full spectrum" fixture would you all recommend?? I am not interested in the blue-white only selections.

I mostly have anenomes and soft corals now, I sold off all my SPS colonies during my last move and have not gotten any new ones. I am in a ultra low maintenance mood the last couple of years.

thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences

rishma · 08/14/2013, 05:20 PM

So, are any fixtures capable of a natural crisp white look like a 15k iwasaki.

Rarend99 · 08/14/2013, 06:02 PM

Reef breeders!

rishma · 08/14/2013, 07:01 PM

thanks for the tip. I just looked at the reefbreeders sponsor forum and I see quite a few tanks with the kind of color I am looking for. I am going to research a little and maybe give them a shot

08/14/2013, 12:12 PM	#1
rishma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,206	which LED fixture to replace 15K iwasaki hallide? For years I have run a single 15k 175w iwasaki hallide. No other supplmental lighting. I think my ballast needs to be replaced and I am due for a new bulb, so I am considering changing to LED. The iwasaki bulb is a crisp white coloration. I could stand a little more blue, perhaps as much as a radium, but I don't care for the very blue look of many of the nice takes I see around here. What "full spectrum" fixture would you all recommend?? I am not interested in the blue-white only selections. I mostly have anenomes and soft corals now, I sold off all my SPS colonies during my last move and have not gotten any new ones. I am in a ultra low maintenance mood the last couple of years. thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences

08/14/2013, 06:02 PM	#3
Rarend99 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 1,304	Reef breeders! __________________ 50 Gallon Rimless Radion PRO 2x Mp10s Apex The Works Current Tank Info: Cadlights Rimless

08/14/2013, 05:20 PM	#2
rishma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,206	So, are any fixtures capable of a natural crisp white look like a 15k iwasaki.

08/14/2013, 07:01 PM	#4
rishma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,206	thanks for the tip. I just looked at the reefbreeders sponsor forum and I see quite a few tanks with the kind of color I am looking for. I am going to research a little and maybe give them a shot