Nice lights!!

[StirCrazy]

bah, your just mad cuz you would never be able to run enuf breakers for that LOL

Steve

[EmilyB]

Why am I reminded of "Puppets that Kill" .

[Aquattro]

sumthin' like that, anyways....

[stephane]

I have seen them on a tank and I found they look about the same as a iwasaki sytem with 3-4 VHO actinic IMO they realy dont worht it

the one I have seen have was operating on 220 50HZ so they come with an inverter to made 220 with 110 :shock: if my memory is good each transformer loose 20-30% electricity in heat so one transformer for the current an ballast for the bulb :x

[MitchM]

Stephane, you lost me there...Are you referring to Steve's disco lights, or the Aqualine and Giesmann?

If you're referring to the DE setups, I would think that even with the extra heat generated, the less frequent bulb replacement and the lower wattage consumed (compared to the setup you mentioned) that the DE setups are the better choice in the long run.

Mitch

[stephane]

Im talking about the giesman and they are IMO a total waste of money
but if one have to much money and want to trow it they are the #1 choice

you could have a complete wood canopy and beter lightning system and you will have some money left to buy a becket skimer

the canopy will completly close every ting under and over the tank and you would not see salt creep or any hose + it cut the light between the lamp and the tank and give beter view in the tank

here is a pic of wath I meen compare this to a tank with ugly chain and a
blue fixture with a metal rack under I dont see any advantage

[stephane]

Ho! About the Steve Disco light! Steve why not show the tank under those disco light I remeber seen that picture 8-9 month ago and it was one of the most beautiful tank I ever see in my life

I tink it was a japanese tank if my memory is right

[StirCrazy]

yup, you are right Steph.. hmm maby I will try find the tank pic again. . it was pretty wild

Steve

[benelux]

Hello everyone. The time as come to get out of our cavern. I work with Giesemann for the past two years now and i feel ready to answer your questions regarding our lighting system.

Yep, they are beautiful and, from my humble opinion, (or because i work with Giesemann ) those fixture are the best you can have on the market in term of esthetic, quality and performance. Remember that all individual is unique and the decision to buy one of our product relies on many different factor (Price defenitvely one of them)

When posting an opinion upon a product one individual need to be well inform to give accurate advise. This will be for the most important: giving you accurate information.

As for technical data regarding the 220v transformer, the heat generation, the ballast, open and covered hood and the total waste of money for a better lighting system i will provide you with technical justification. Everything as a purpose it's always in the way we see it!

Till later!

[Delphinus]

Just to jump in with a completely useless observation ..... have you noticed that this "disco light" setup is often referred to as the "Japanese look" (or something like that) ..... and when you look at that kind of setup you think "DANG now there is a person who does not pay enough for electricity" ... and then you think "Oh, right, Kyoto is for real now, so electricity is for sure going to beocme more expensive as time goes on" and then you think "Hey wait a minute, isn't Kyoto in Japan?" Now WHAT the heck is up with that??????? :shock:


(PS. I am just kidding. We do need to do more to protect our environment. It's just that .... with 4 or 5 tanks, dang I don't even know how many it is anymore .... I am rather sensitive to that ol' utility bill creeping up and up and up!!!!)