Aquaconnect & Megachrome pictures ?

Fatboy · 02/19/2007, 06:40 AM

I have a 55 x 24 x 24 tank with 90% SPS. My lighthing is based on a Sfiligoi lamp with 2 x SE 400 watt Metal halides and 4 x 54 watt T5's.

I have tried the following bulbs in my tank:

- SE BLV 10.000 K: With a green tint
- SE BLV 14.000 K: A little more white than the 10K, but not blue at all
- SE XM 20.000 K: Nice color but lower PAR

The XM 20K gives a nice color to the water and specially to the corals, but the PAR is lower than what I want.

With the BLV lights I have a problem that all the green colors fade and the acros turn brown. As soon as I install the XM lights again, the metallic greens start showing up again.

This is an old picture but gives an idea of the colors I used to have.

With the XM bulbs, the acro in the right shows a very nice metallic green color but with the BLV's, it turn to a plain brown.

Because of this, I was planning on trying some Aquaconnects or Megachrome bulbs. I know that both bulbs are expensive, buyt if they give me the color and PAR that I want, I'm more than willing to buy them.

Any pictures of tanks with these bulbs ? Experiences with the green metallic colors ?

02/19/2007, 06:40 AM	#1
Fatboy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chile Posts: 399	Aquaconnect & Megachrome pictures ? I have a 55 x 24 x 24 tank with 90% SPS. My lighthing is based on a Sfiligoi lamp with 2 x SE 400 watt Metal halides and 4 x 54 watt T5's. I have tried the following bulbs in my tank: - SE BLV 10.000 K: With a green tint - SE BLV 14.000 K: A little more white than the 10K, but not blue at all - SE XM 20.000 K: Nice color but lower PAR The XM 20K gives a nice color to the water and specially to the corals, but the PAR is lower than what I want. With the BLV lights I have a problem that all the green colors fade and the acros turn brown. As soon as I install the XM lights again, the metallic greens start showing up again. This is an old picture but gives an idea of the colors I used to have. With the XM bulbs, the acro in the right shows a very nice metallic green color but with the BLV's, it turn to a plain brown. Because of this, I was planning on trying some Aquaconnects or Megachrome bulbs. I know that both bulbs are expensive, buyt if they give me the color and PAR that I want, I'm more than willing to buy them. Any pictures of tanks with these bulbs ? Experiences with the green metallic colors ? Last edited by Fatboy; 02/19/2007 at 06:50 AM.