Interesting in higher par....

[Tonyscoots84]

ok guys ive been doing some research and this is wat i found....

Im looking for a bulb that looks good and gives out a great par....
thinking about going with the xm 10K what do u guys think...


as of right now i have the
ham. 14k which has a par of 338..

was thinking about getting the
reeflux 10k which has a par of 360.

no point of ugrading to a bulb for 22 +in par...

so what are your thoughts on the iwasaki 10k and xm 10k

as if right now im leaning towards the

xm 10k with 526 par.. it looks good i think.. any opinions on look without supp...

iwasaki par is 605... any opinions on look without supp...

Im looking for a bulb that looks good and gives out a great par....
thinking about going with the xm 10K what do u guys think...




any hep will be greatly appreaciated...

 

[SlamaJama]

xm's are a bit yelo, but i swear buy them, for now..lol
reeflux are whiter, but not as good...
i also believe that a good ballast (IC) definitly makes the difference...IMHO

 

[DevIouS]

i also believe that a good ballast (IC) definitly makes the difference...IMHO

Yep....




T:
The #'s you posted depends on the ballast.
The output color of the bulb also depends on which ballast you are using.

I told you this already!
You don't beleive me???????:smash:

 

[Deanos]

I'd be surprised if you liked the look of any of those bulbs without actinic supplementation.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

my flavor is changing lmao... the #'s i posted are wit my ballast.. the ARO

 

[Tonyscoots84]

so im leaning towards the xm 10k... i like the reeflux 10 k but the par is not even as close as the xm's... any recc. guys to something really nice in color... with great par... less yellow and im using a ARO ballast which really pushes the bulbs... my ham. 14 k are more white then blue...

 

[jhale]

tony don't forget about upgrading your reflector to get the most par out of your bulbs.

 

[Reefer420]

whats considered the best single bulb reflector (SE) - the PFO Spider?

 

[herman]

whats considered the best single bulb reflector (SE) - the PFO Spider?

Diamond Lumenarc III are hands down by far the best se relectors out there today. They also come in minis.

 

[herman]

Tony,

You will like this thread by JBNY on RC. It basically compares the different 250w bulbs on different ballasts and they have pictures of everything including tables with PAR values etc.

250w bulbs compared

 

[Reefer420]

hmmm.... looks like the luminarcs are out of business. would it be worth the extra $$$ to buy one of those (some sites still have extra stock) over the Spider?

 

[herman]

You can get the Lumenarcs at Pacific Garden Supply

There is no comparing spiders to Lumenarcs. Hyundai vs. Bentley!! :Up_to_som

 

[herman]

Spectral Analysis of different Reflectors

Read this article. It basically compares the different relectors. Some reflectors are really that much better. Worth every penny!!! The lumenarcs reflect the most light into your tank in the most ideal manner for our purposes!!

 

[Reefer420]

ok, i'm sold.... but do you think it would fit under a hood? I'm going to have a custom hood for my tank.

If I were to get this one...

http://www.pacificgardensupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=L3&cat=14

whats the A/c kit and how does it turn on? ALso, does that include the Mogul socket?

Thanks!!!

 

[herman]

It shold fit. The Lumenarc III minis are 14.5"square. Click on the image in the pacific garden supply site to get the exact dimensions. That is one purchase you will not regrett!!!

 

[Deanos]

ok, i'm sold.... but do you think it would fit under a hood? I'm going to have a custom hood for my tank.

Of course it'll fit under a hood. Just make sure the hood is made big enough.

 

[Reefer420]

well the hood will be big enough to fit the non-mini (though I'd probably get the mini...)... what I was looking at was more the weird vents going off the sides- they just looked like they would get in the way of mounting that to a hood... never seen one in person so I was just wondering...

So it looks like my future lighting set up is now...

250w Radium
PFO HQI ballast
Lumenarc mini reflector

Nice!

 

[loismustdie]

I'm running my XM 250 bulbs with IC ballasts and luminarcs. I swear by it. I had to modify my hood to fit the reflectors, but it was easy and it looks great. The spread of the lunimarcs is amazing. As for color, I run 3 bulbs with luminarcs. 20,000k on the outside with a 10,000k in the middle. The mix looks great with no actinic supplementation and you still get the better PAR.

 

[prattreef]

Tony at acropora.net sells the luminarcs and he is local (L. I.) I think they may even be on special right now. RD

 

[herman]

Tony at acropora.net sells the luminarcs and he is local (L. I.) I think they may even be on special right now. RD

Good call Randy!!! There is also an MR discount I believe....