175 Iwasaki 14k bulbs

mike12345 · 04/03/2006, 01:18 AM

anyone knows where i canpurchase this bulb from and if you have them how are they in your tank

trex7 · 04/03/2006, 05:19 AM

premiumaquatics.com

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=770529

MayoBoy · 04/03/2006, 05:37 AM

I have one on one end of my tank. Got it from http://www.premiumaquatics.com

DrBDC · 04/03/2006, 07:53 AM

Try the prices here:

http://www.coralreefecosystems.com/

XeniaMania · 04/27/2006, 07:37 PM

What do you guys think of this bulb? I got mine today and it's fired up. I don't know about it being brighter, but it's definitely whiter.
Hamilton 20000K

Iwasaki 15000K

pavster · 04/28/2006, 03:27 PM

Looks like a Ushio 14k. Probably closer to 10-11k in reality.

XeniaMania · 04/28/2006, 05:13 PM

Yeah, I've heard it's bluer w/ a eballast. I'll find out next week when this canopy gets converted to run an eballast.

Ti · 04/28/2006, 06:44 PM

That hamilton looks good!

XeniaMania · 04/28/2006, 08:42 PM

Well I figure once I add actinics, it'll be just as blue. My Chalice corals reacted well to the Iwasaki, they were all pooing after a few hours under it and my xenias are even more feathery under the Iwasaki. You'll also notice the frogspawn opening more in the Iwasaki pic, and my Cynaria was as well. My canopy's outfitted w/ Actinics, I just need to replace the ballast..

04/03/2006, 01:18 AM	#1
mike12345 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 33	175 Iwasaki 14k bulbs anyone knows where i canpurchase this bulb from and if you have them how are they in your tank

04/03/2006, 05:19 AM	#2
trex7 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: STL Posts: 121	premiumaquatics.com http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=770529 Last edited by trex7; 04/03/2006 at 05:37 AM.

04/03/2006, 05:37 AM	#3
MayoBoy Movin' on Up Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Webster Groves, MO Posts: 2,282	I have one on one end of my tank. Got it from http://www.premiumaquatics.com __________________ Getting sucked back in slowly but surely. Current Tank Info: 27 gallon freshwater planted cube. Amazonian biotope

04/03/2006, 07:53 AM	#4
DrBDC Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ballwin, Missouri Posts: 10,358	Try the prices here: http://www.coralreefecosystems.com/ __________________ Some drink at the fountain of knowledge, some just gargle, but most are rabid. Current Tank Info: 180g sps+75 softy/lps on one system tunze's, seio's, mjmods, aquacontroller w/add ons, 2X400 XM10000 and 3X160 vho actinic, 110g sump, 110 frag tank, Geo Beckett and other stuff

04/27/2006, 07:37 PM	#5
XeniaMania Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 1,627	What do you guys think of this bulb? I got mine today and it's fired up. I don't know about it being brighter, but it's definitely whiter. Hamilton 20000K Iwasaki 15000K Last edited by XeniaMania; 04/27/2006 at 08:04 PM.

04/28/2006, 03:27 PM	#6
pavster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 189	Looks like a Ushio 14k. Probably closer to 10-11k in reality.

04/28/2006, 05:13 PM	#7
XeniaMania Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 1,627	Yeah, I've heard it's bluer w/ a eballast. I'll find out next week when this canopy gets converted to run an eballast.

04/28/2006, 06:44 PM	#8
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	That hamilton looks good! __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

04/28/2006, 08:42 PM	#9
XeniaMania Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 1,627	Well I figure once I add actinics, it'll be just as blue. My Chalice corals reacted well to the Iwasaki, they were all pooing after a few hours under it and my xenias are even more feathery under the Iwasaki. You'll also notice the frogspawn opening more in the Iwasaki pic, and my Cynaria was as well. My canopy's outfitted w/ Actinics, I just need to replace the ballast..