Xanium X2's

StirCrazy · #1 04-10-2002, 05:24 PM

Does anyone have any information about thease bulbs? I have seen a couple pics but that is about it. I can't seam to find any techinal info about them to see how they stack up against other bulbs. so if anyone has some info can you let me know please.

Steve

Bryan · #2 04-11-2002, 03:56 AM

I am interested in these bulbs as well. From what I a have been reading on the various bulletin boards the color is similiar to a USHIO but abit brighter. Apparently the color is very nice. As for PAR or how long the bulbs last no data yet. I am also tempted to purchase two as the price is not much more than the Iwasaki's

Troy F · #3 04-11-2002, 11:48 AM

The price is quite a bit more if you take into account that the higher k bulbs generally shift spectrum much earlier than the Iwasaki.

Dana Riddle is testing these bulbs right now and will hopefully be releasing some information soon.

AquariumPros.ca · #4 04-11-2002, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Troy F:
Dana Riddle is testing these bulbs right now and will hopefully be releasing some information soon.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Check out HERE for some early data.

HTH

Troy F · #5 04-12-2002, 04:51 AM

AJ, who ran those tests?

StirCrazy · #6 04-11-2002, 09:01 PM

AJ, is that for the 10000K or the 15000K bulbs?

Steve

Bryan · #7 04-12-2002, 12:09 AM

15K

The full thread is on the Compuserve Fishnet Forum

Quote:

Originally posted by StirCrazy:
AJ, is that for the 10000K or the 15000K bulbs?

Steve

StirCrazy · #8 04-12-2002, 02:35 AM

ok, I am starting to like the reports on thease bulbs aand the price is right.. the only problem now is do I go 10000K or 15000K, if I go with the 400 watt 15000K I can use my 10000K 96 watt PC's to whiten them up a bit but now the kicker is .. do I have my actinic lights come on.. then my 15000K MH's, THEN my Pc's in the afternoon to get a blue less blue, even less blue efect as they come on.. or do I still fo with NO, PC's then MH, so I wil get a blue, whitish, then more blue..

does any of that make any sense? LOL

Steve

StirCrazy · #9 04-12-2002, 02:58 AM

just when I thought i had it all figured out, I start reading on fishnet LOL, acording to both Richard Harker and Dana Riddle the Iwasaki bulbs can easaly go 18 to 24 months between changes. a quote from Dana
"If I were to start a coral farm and use artificial light, I would go with a 400-watt Iwasaki 6500K in a pendent luminaire and shielded for UV. I would replace the lamps every 18 months (or sooner if i can a compelling reason to do so)."

From Ritchard
"Again, one can't generalize about bulbs. A one year old Iwasaki will still produce more PAR than a brand new Ushio 10K 250w bulb and at the end of the Iwasaki's second year, it will produce even more light than the one year old 10K. But if you reverse that and compare a one year old 400 w 10K to a new Iwasaki 250w bulb the reverse is true."

I think lighting has now take over 1st place on my list of the single most confusing aspect of reefing. do we go with bad colour, but good growth or do we go with nice colour and ok growth.. if we want to provide what is best for the corals shoulden't we all be using 5500K bulbs? (something to think about)

Steve

canadawest · #10 04-12-2002, 03:21 AM

Steve, I'm confused so humour me....

Didn't you mention in another exhausting thread about MH vs HQI or something that you had decided not to buy any new HID lighting for another 6-12 months?

If this is true, why the h&ll do you even care about these new "magic" MH lamps on the market? I mean seriously, like anything else in this hobby, it will take time to prove itself.

While I have been studying HID lighting now for the past 6 months, and am planning to add some when I have the funds, I don't spark debates over which is better, or best, or coolest when I am only sitting on the pot and have no intention of "number 2" right now. :eek:

While I can appreciate the interest in the new lamps, wouldn't it be best to let something BRAND NEW on the market get some testing and exposure first before asking a bunch of questions?

Eventually YOU are going to have to make a decision on your own based on an opinion that YOU form which will be based on either fact or popular opinion. If there is one thing I've learned in this hobby in the past 15 months it's that new "revolutionary" items are rarely worth the materials they are made out of. Not to say these new Xanium lamps are a gimmick, but time will tell us the truth.

Ok.... whew got that off my chest, who wants a beer? :rolleyes: