Pinchy Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Ok- got a lot of questions for the light experts here.... i ordered a 150W Aquamedic 20k light- however- it DOES NOT appear as blue as i thought it would- more like 13000k or 14000k-these pics make it look MUCH more blue than it is in real life...its more like a white with bluish tint.. here's the bulb case now its on- again- much whiter in life.. w/ flash is the bulb installed correctly? instructions said w/ nipple towards reflector- and taht would make it standing sideways- just a little akward.. whats teh oily substance? inside the bulb.. so is this what AB 20000k bulbs look like? i was totally expecting more blue- maybe itll break in more- but that would make it more yellowish? what do you guys think? am i just paranoid? Link to comment
Pinchy Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 bumpereedoo........ anyone install their bulb horizontally? does changing the position change the color output at all? intensity Link to comment
MiniReefin Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 It says to put the Niple Up, so thats what i did. You got it, looks good. The oily stuff you say is prolly the gas in the Bulb, if its on the outside, wipe it off, the bulb may crack. Let it burn in a few weeks, it only gets better. This is the best Light/Bulb combo, IMO. Link to comment
speakerguy Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I think the brown oily stuff is iodine, the 'I' in HQI. See: http://33.1911encyclopedia.org/I/IO/IODINE.htm "Its solutions in the alkaline iodides and in alcohol and ether are brown in color" Link to comment
speakerguy Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 BTW, any chance you could take some pics of the housing itself? (More like pic #2 above, but with bulb off). I just want to get an idea of what the housings are like aesthetically. Thanks! Link to comment
digitallinx Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 it's a broken fixture, you can tell in the second pic...send it to me before your corals will all die from radiation. Link to comment
Pinchy Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 why is it broken? and which pic are you refering too? the 2nd is teh one w/ the light on? Link to comment
Pinchy Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 maybe your just screwin with me right? Link to comment
rbeirne Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I'd like to see some more pics too, including the ballast. Will you post some more. Also, the nipple faces the water not the reflector. Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 if you read the paper it says to put the nipple to the reflector or a 90 degree angle to it Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 mine is also less blue than i expected but i plan on adding some t5 actinic or some pC Link to comment
Pinchy Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 yeah- ive actually gotten used to the crisp white look of the AB light- its very nice- but a little surprising for a 20k bulb- but now taht i have T-5 actinic supplements- its perfect! def add some t-5s -especially if your looking for taht true actinic VHO look- (sunlight supply's true actinic-only one out there) http://reefgeek.com/products/categories/li...ing/104037.html Link to comment
MiniReefin Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I second the nipple to the reflector. I love my 150w Link to comment
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