Lighting Website Updates - Page 13

Floridiot · 05/13/2009, 02:17 PM

Sanjay,

According to this thread: Thread that Grim just Posted, jamesdawson mentioned "Sanjay spoke at WMC 06 and showed data he had from a 24" teklight and it was roughly the same PAR as a 175 watt MH (I forget the specifics he had on the MH setup) from his testing."

Do you happen to have this info posted on the internet anywhere? I'd love to know the specifics of this.

Sanjay · 05/14/2009, 05:49 AM

I have the data, but its not available on the internet anywhere. I am in the process of writing it up for a magazine. One of my projects for May/June :-)

sanjay.

JAustin · 06/08/2009, 10:05 AM

Sanjay, thanks for all you have done! I was wondering if you ever got the chance to check a Venture 400W SI 10K MH?

Thanks
Jason

t4zalews · 07/07/2009, 05:02 PM

Thanks for all the great information, I used your website to compare everything before I got it...I personally love the spectrum analysis of each combination.

Any chance you could test out the Sunlight Supply Galaxy electronic ballasts soon? I'd like to see how it stacks up against other electronic ballasts. I'm using the 400w version, and have been using the Icecap electronic - new as a comparable ballast.

Wolfgang · 07/09/2009, 06:05 PM

Any idea what happened to SunAquatics? Really liked there 14K bulbs. Any Suggestions for a Replacement close in Color and Par?
TIA!
-Wolfgang

janes_mw · 07/21/2009, 03:38 PM

I currently have 2-250W Pheonix DE running on a Bluewave 7 ballast, in reef optix 3 reflectors. I was looking at the Ushios 14K's. Anybody have experience with these two bulbs. Over a 110 flat back which is 24 inches deep.

I currently run two VHO 110W Super Actinics (UV Lighting) with my Phonix. I really don't want to go any whiter than what I am running.

Any comments on this combo with the Pheonix vs Ushio??

thanks - Mike

MADtanks · 07/27/2009, 11:02 PM

wrong forum

janes_mw · 07/30/2009, 05:21 PM

my bad - I thought Lighting forum was about lighting questions

Guess I will ask on SPS forum. - mike

basestring · 08/13/2009, 06:47 AM

Hi,

I Posted this question before, but didn't get an answer so I try to place my question in this thread

I have a lamp hanging 15cm above my tank.
it has 2 white lamps I think 300Watt each then it has 4 blue lamps and 12 blue LED

the company that installed my aquarium has used this time table

Noon - 8PM - White light
8PM - midnight - Blue light
midnight - 6AM - LED
6AM - Noon - No light

My Electricity bill is getting much higher now and I changed the time table to:

2PM - 8PM - White light
8PM - midnight - Blue light
midnight - 6AM - LED
6AM - 2PM - No light

I don't have any anemones or Coral yet because the water temperature is way to high. 34C. (around 94F.)
it soon will get cooler here in Beijing, so I won't need a chiller till next year
I've already spend enough this year

so is it really necessary to turn on those 2 big lamps without having anemones, and when having anemones, do I really need to supply 8 hours light?
or what is the best time schedule.

Cheers

janes_mw · 08/13/2009, 07:37 PM

don't ask here, ask somewhere else. Not sure where, but somebody will tell ya. It says lighting but somebody will tell ya to post elsewhere. Try SPS forum I guess. Too many that think they know too much to let us "un-informed" know. A little sarcastic

but ya know, that is the way it is.

Henry Bowman · 08/13/2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by basestring
Hi,

I Posted this question before, but didn't get an answer so I try to place my question in this thread

I have a lamp hanging 15cm above my tank.
it has 2 white lamps I think 300Watt each then it has 4 blue lamps and 12 blue LED

the company that installed my aquarium has used this time table

Noon - 8PM - White light
8PM - midnight - Blue light
midnight - 6AM - LED
6AM - Noon - No light

My Electricity bill is getting much higher now and I changed the time table to:

2PM - 8PM - White light
8PM - midnight - Blue light
midnight - 6AM - LED
6AM - 2PM - No light

I don't have any anemones or Coral yet because the water temperature is way to high. 34C. (around 94F.)
it soon will get cooler here in Beijing, so I won't need a chiller till next year
I've already spend enough this year

so is it really necessary to turn on those 2 big lamps without having anemones, and when having anemones, do I really need to supply 8 hours light?
or what is the best time schedule.

Cheers

With no photosynthetic corals or aquatic light in your tank, you can reduce the lighting schedule to what you'd like to reduce your electric bill.

The above post is correct. You will probably get more responses in the lighting filtration...equipment forum.

Ralph ATL · 08/16/2009, 05:09 PM

How high to hang my fixture?

My new tank is 48x20x22 inside diams. Mostly sps & clams 1/2 way down or lower from top of tank.

I have 1 dual hamilton reef-star 400 watt MH fixture with 2 Hamilton 20k bulbs. At this time, the bottom of the fixture is 8.5 inches from water surface. What do you think? higher? Lower?

Thanks!
Ralph

Henry Bowman · 08/16/2009, 05:59 PM

Ralph.. With that much light. You're good where you are. Lower it and your fish / corals are going to need sunglasses.

Ralph ATL · 08/16/2009, 06:05 PM

Thanks! That's what I thought!

Zoanut · 08/28/2009, 04:24 AM

Hey Sanjay I remember seeing a post you had with the PAR ratings for different bulb and ballast combos but I can't find it now, do you still have that data? I have looked at the articles on your homepage but those aren't the ones I was looking for. I am looking for the best 250w SE bulbs to go with my Icecap ballasts.

xabo · 08/28/2009, 07:08 AM

http://www.reeflightinginfo.arvixe.com/articles.htm

onetrickpony · 08/28/2009, 07:29 AM

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/lighting

Zoanut · 08/28/2009, 02:05 PM

Thanks onetrickpony thats the info I was looking for.

NeilFox · 09/01/2009, 08:32 AM

Hello All

I live in a remote part of the the world so I am greatly limited by distance and logistics. I am going with a 3m x 700mm deep x 1 metre wide tank. I can't afford to ship a full canopy so I must build my own. BTW shipping a Giesemann canopy after customs is nearly 2K US. I am going to use 5 Dynavision pulse start ballastst and I am thinking of a combination of 3 Ushio Aqualites @ 14K along with two Geisemann 12.5k's.. Lamps are light and they are reletively painless to ship, I plan on ordering double. The question I have is regarding reflectors. These are single ended lamps. No plan for supplemental actinic lighting for now, these are also correctly designated for pulse start ballasts. I don't like the idea of overdriving a 400w lamp as there have been some catastrophic failures, furthermore it seems unwise (unless I am missing something) to apply a pulse start electronic ballast to a probe start lamp? Question? What reflectors would you recommend and "Importantly" will they ship overseas?

Any input would be appreciated.

Apologize if I poached the post!!
Best Regards to All

dickenscd · 09/01/2009, 10:13 PM

at the following thread if you have a tank with LED lighting.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1639666

James

AquariumGuy · 09/14/2009, 09:05 AM

Your post is in violation of the terms and conditions of use of this web site and has been edited. Further violations will result in revocation of your posting privileges.

rguyler · 09/16/2009, 07:36 PM

Sanjay, I have to believe you get pounded with requests to test this or that bulb. Do you have it in your plans to test out the Plusrite bulbs? I've been seeing quite a bit of talk about them since their price is much lower and with this economy the way it is...well, you know...saving money is good.

I've heard good things about these $20 bulbs, enough to try them myself on my FO tank and frankly, I think the visual light output (14k, 175W) is excellent. However there are questions about PAR, which I can't answer so wanted to ask you to please consider putting these on your radar screen.

Thank you for everything you do!

ERICinFL · 09/17/2009, 08:44 AM

Yes, I'd appreciate some data on the Plusrite bulbs as well.

reefcolors · 09/18/2009, 07:19 PM

Beginning to be alot of talk about these bulbs. I'm sure alot of people would really appreciate your input on these bulbs. Thanks

Sanjay · 09/18/2009, 08:31 PM

Have them send me the lamps, and I'll test them the next time I am scheduled to run tests.

sanjay.

05/13/2009, 02:17 PM	#301
Floridiot Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida - NE Broward County Posts: 665	Sanjay, According to this thread: Thread that Grim just Posted, jamesdawson mentioned "Sanjay spoke at WMC 06 and showed data he had from a 24" teklight and it was roughly the same PAR as a 175 watt MH (I forget the specifics he had on the MH setup) from his testing." Do you happen to have this info posted on the internet anywhere? I'd love to know the specifics of this. __________________ "The problem with quotes on the internet is you can never be certain they're authentic." -Abraham Lincoln Current Tank Info: 157 cube (42x36x24), mini BK200g2, Lumenarc stealth, Tunze Streams

06/08/2009, 10:05 AM	#303
JAustin Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,628	Sanjay, thanks for all you have done! I was wondering if you ever got the chance to check a Venture 400W SI 10K MH? Thanks Jason __________________ 211g Planet Aquariums Hybrid PVC bottom 48"x34"x30" and steel stand from CustomReefCreations - Reeflo Super Dart - OM 4way - SRO XP3000 External - ATI Dimmable 8x54w - Apex.

07/07/2009, 05:02 PM	#304
t4zalews 65g Ritteri Tank Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Royal Oak, MI Posts: 2,673	Thanks for all the great information, I used your website to compare everything before I got it...I personally love the spectrum analysis of each combination. Any chance you could test out the Sunlight Supply Galaxy electronic ballasts soon? I'd like to see how it stacks up against other electronic ballasts. I'm using the 400w version, and have been using the Icecap electronic - new as a comparable ballast. __________________ - Taylor - 65g - Radion XR30 G3 Pro x2 - Deltec SCA 1351 - APEX - Tunze - Vortech

07/09/2009, 06:05 PM	#305
Wolfgang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	Hey Sanjay! SunAquatics? Any idea what happened to SunAquatics? Really liked there 14K bulbs. Any Suggestions for a Replacement close in Color and Par? TIA! -Wolfgang __________________ 75 Gal Reef Ready, Vertex Omega 150 Skimmer, Maxspect Riptide Gyre Pump, ATI 4x48 Sunpower T5, Bubble Magnus Doser. Current Tank Info: 75 gal Reef

07/21/2009, 03:38 PM	#306
janes_mw Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,526	I currently have 2-250W Pheonix DE running on a Bluewave 7 ballast, in reef optix 3 reflectors. I was looking at the Ushios 14K's. Anybody have experience with these two bulbs. Over a 110 flat back which is 24 inches deep. I currently run two VHO 110W Super Actinics (UV Lighting) with my Phonix. I really don't want to go any whiter than what I am running. Any comments on this combo with the Pheonix vs Ushio?? thanks - Mike __________________ 300G 96x24x30, BK250 Skimmer with Avast Swabbie, LED/T5, Geo CaRx with Masterflex effluent cntl, Zeovite User - Avast Marine Tumbler, Archon control, Vortech MP60,Tunze 6125, & Jebao RW20 making waves

05/14/2009, 05:49 AM	#302
Sanjay Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,302	I have the data, but its not available on the internet anywhere. I am in the process of writing it up for a magazine. One of my projects for May/June :-) sanjay.

07/27/2009, 11:02 PM	#307
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	wrong forum __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

07/30/2009, 05:21 PM	#308
janes_mw Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,526	my bad - I thought Lighting forum was about lighting questions Guess I will ask on SPS forum. - mike __________________ 300G 96x24x30, BK250 Skimmer with Avast Swabbie, LED/T5, Geo CaRx with Masterflex effluent cntl, Zeovite User - Avast Marine Tumbler, Archon control, Vortech MP60,Tunze 6125, & Jebao RW20 making waves

08/13/2009, 06:47 AM	#309
basestring Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: beijing Posts: 45	Hi, I Posted this question before, but didn't get an answer so I try to place my question in this thread I have a lamp hanging 15cm above my tank. it has 2 white lamps I think 300Watt each then it has 4 blue lamps and 12 blue LED the company that installed my aquarium has used this time table Noon - 8PM - White light 8PM - midnight - Blue light midnight - 6AM - LED 6AM - Noon - No light My Electricity bill is getting much higher now and I changed the time table to: 2PM - 8PM - White light 8PM - midnight - Blue light midnight - 6AM - LED 6AM - 2PM - No light I don't have any anemones or Coral yet because the water temperature is way to high. 34C. (around 94F.) it soon will get cooler here in Beijing, so I won't need a chiller till next year I've already spend enough this year so is it really necessary to turn on those 2 big lamps without having anemones, and when having anemones, do I really need to supply 8 hours light? or what is the best time schedule. Cheers __________________ My current fish are: 4 Bluestreak Damsel, 2 Fourstrip Damsel, 1 Sapphire Damsel, 5 Clownfish and 1 Foxface Rabbitfish. Other Marine life: 1 Sabella Fusca tubeworm ,many Flame Polyps and Palythoa sp mushrooms, 1 Purple Plate Coral Short Tentacle, 1 Hammer/Anchor Coral Branching, 1 Elegance Coral, 1 light pink and 1 brown with white tube anemone, 1 colony purple Brain Coral, 1 small very colorful brain coral, 1 Golden carpet and 1 Purple sea anemone Current Tank Info: 145g. Seawater tank

08/13/2009, 07:37 PM	#310
janes_mw Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,526	don't ask here, ask somewhere else. Not sure where, but somebody will tell ya. It says lighting but somebody will tell ya to post elsewhere. Try SPS forum I guess. Too many that think they know too much to let us "un-informed" know. A little sarcastic but ya know, that is the way it is. __________________ 300G 96x24x30, BK250 Skimmer with Avast Swabbie, LED/T5, Geo CaRx with Masterflex effluent cntl, Zeovite User - Avast Marine Tumbler, Archon control, Vortech MP60,Tunze 6125, & Jebao RW20 making waves

08/16/2009, 05:09 PM	#312
Ralph ATL Formerly mysterybox Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flowery Branch, GA (North ATL) Posts: 1,842	How high to hang my fixture? My new tank is 48x20x22 inside diams. Mostly sps & clams 1/2 way down or lower from top of tank. I have 1 dual hamilton reef-star 400 watt MH fixture with 2 Hamilton 20k bulbs. At this time, the bottom of the fixture is 8.5 inches from water surface. What do you think? higher? Lower? Thanks! Ralph __________________ Ralph Scheriff

08/16/2009, 05:59 PM	#313
Henry Bowman Reefing since '87 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Allegheny Mountains of VA Posts: 2,162	Ralph.. With that much light. You're good where you are. Lower it and your fish / corals are going to need sunglasses. __________________ Have a good'un Current Tank Info: 90 gl SPS dominant / upgrade in the works

08/16/2009, 06:05 PM	#314
Ralph ATL Formerly mysterybox Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flowery Branch, GA (North ATL) Posts: 1,842	Thanks! That's what I thought! __________________ Ralph Scheriff

08/28/2009, 04:24 AM	#315
Zoanut Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 317	Hey Sanjay I remember seeing a post you had with the PAR ratings for different bulb and ballast combos but I can't find it now, do you still have that data? I have looked at the articles on your homepage but those aren't the ones I was looking for. I am looking for the best 250w SE bulbs to go with my Icecap ballasts. Last edited by Zoanut; 08/28/2009 at 04:38 AM.

08/28/2009, 07:08 AM	#316
xabo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wash. D.C. Posts: 637	http://www.reeflightinginfo.arvixe.com/articles.htm

08/28/2009, 07:29 AM	#317
onetrickpony Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: TX Posts: 502	http://www.manhattanreefs.com/lighting

08/28/2009, 02:05 PM	#318
Zoanut Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 317	Thanks onetrickpony thats the info I was looking for.

09/01/2009, 08:32 AM	#319
NeilFox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: DuPont, WA Posts: 947	Hello All I live in a remote part of the the world so I am greatly limited by distance and logistics. I am going with a 3m x 700mm deep x 1 metre wide tank. I can't afford to ship a full canopy so I must build my own. BTW shipping a Giesemann canopy after customs is nearly 2K US. I am going to use 5 Dynavision pulse start ballastst and I am thinking of a combination of 3 Ushio Aqualites @ 14K along with two Geisemann 12.5k's.. Lamps are light and they are reletively painless to ship, I plan on ordering double. The question I have is regarding reflectors. These are single ended lamps. No plan for supplemental actinic lighting for now, these are also correctly designated for pulse start ballasts. I don't like the idea of overdriving a 400w lamp as there have been some catastrophic failures, furthermore it seems unwise (unless I am missing something) to apply a pulse start electronic ballast to a probe start lamp? Question? What reflectors would you recommend and "Importantly" will they ship overseas? Any input would be appreciated. Apologize if I poached the post!! Best Regards to All __________________ Even a Blind Squirrel finds a Nut now and then. Current Tank Info: 6.25 gal Nano, 40 gal SPS

09/01/2009, 10:13 PM	#320
dickenscd Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northport, NY Posts: 612	Please Post A Picture of Your Tank at the following thread if you have a tank with LED lighting. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1639666 James

09/14/2009, 09:05 AM	#321
AquariumGuy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver Posts: 3	Your post is in violation of the terms and conditions of use of this web site and has been edited. Further violations will result in revocation of your posting privileges. Last edited by dc; 09/14/2009 at 09:44 AM.

09/16/2009, 07:36 PM	#322
rguyler Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 606	Sanjay, I have to believe you get pounded with requests to test this or that bulb. Do you have it in your plans to test out the Plusrite bulbs? I've been seeing quite a bit of talk about them since their price is much lower and with this economy the way it is...well, you know...saving money is good. I've heard good things about these $20 bulbs, enough to try them myself on my FO tank and frankly, I think the visual light output (14k, 175W) is excellent. However there are questions about PAR, which I can't answer so wanted to ask you to please consider putting these on your radar screen. Thank you for everything you do! __________________ -- Rik Current Tank Info: 120G Reef - AI Hydra 26HD lighting, AquaC Skimmer, Reeflo Blackfin Pump, Gyre XF250 Dual Pumps, Aqua Medic Dosing Alk/Ca/Mg & Vinegar, HydroFill Ti ATO, Basement Sump w/Refugium and Kessil 160 Blue Lights

09/17/2009, 08:44 AM	#323
ERICinFL Rejisturd Mimbur Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brevard County, FL Posts: 1,346	Yes, I'd appreciate some data on the Plusrite bulbs as well. __________________ Ummmm... yeah... don't touch the Mag Float. Sorry kids, your college fund is gone, but the tank looks SWEET right? Current Tank Info: 150gal mixed reef. ER CS135, 65gal sump/fuge with a Mag12 return. (2) Korillia 4s, (1) modded MJ1200, two SunSun 3200gph powerheads. 250+lbs LR.

09/18/2009, 07:19 PM	#324
reefcolors Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: PA, US Posts: 93	Beginning to be alot of talk about these bulbs. I'm sure alot of people would really appreciate your input on these bulbs. Thanks

09/18/2009, 08:31 PM	#325
Sanjay Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,302	Have them send me the lamps, and I'll test them the next time I am scheduled to run tests. sanjay.