Anyone use XM 10,000K Bulbs?
Moderator: snoopdog
- KrazyPlace
- Astrea snail
- Posts: 1005
- Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:25 pm
- Location: Beaumont, TX
Anyone use XM 10,000K Bulbs?
I've got to buy 2 new 250 watt 10,000K bulbs next month. I'm using the Ushio right now, but the XM bulbs are about $25 cheaper each. Does anyone use the 10,000K XM? How do they look compared to the Ushio?
Wind me up!
- KrazyPlace
- Astrea snail
- Posts: 1005
- Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:25 pm
- Location: Beaumont, TX
- Scott
- Goby
- Posts: 2495
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 9:00 pm
- Are you a Bot ?: No
- Location: West Mobile
- Contact:
I have not used any 10kk bulbs but here are a few plots to the 10kk XM 250w and the Ushio 10kk 250w. They look pretty close so I would imagine that the color would be close but not as yellow because there aren't ant real spikes in that range.
- Attachments
-
- Ushio plot
- 250 ushio plot jpeg.JPG (60.15 KiB) Viewed 5596 times
-
- XM plot
- 250 xm plot jpeg.JPG (59.31 KiB) Viewed 5596 times
Last edited by Scott on Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Wanted: to set up a tank again.
- Scott
- Goby
- Posts: 2495
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 9:00 pm
- Are you a Bot ?: No
- Location: West Mobile
- Contact:
Go here:http://metricksystem.com/chris/250wcolour/ and choose XM on one side and Ushio on the other and you will see that the XM appears whiter.
Wanted: to set up a tank again.
- KrazyPlace
- Astrea snail
- Posts: 1005
- Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:25 pm
- Location: Beaumont, TX
- KrazyPlace
- Astrea snail
- Posts: 1005
- Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:25 pm
- Location: Beaumont, TX
I have 2x actinic VHO's and 2x 10,000K VHO's in my hood with the 2x 250 watt MH. The Ushio is a pretty white bulb and I like it. I don't go for as much blue as I have seen in most of the other member's tanks. Billy & Karen, I liked the look of your lighting. I feel pretty comfortable going with the XM now... Thanks everyone!
Wind me up!
- KrazyPlace
- Astrea snail
- Posts: 1005
- Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:25 pm
- Location: Beaumont, TX
This is an interesting article by Advanced Aquarist Online Magazine:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... review.htm
Basically the Ushio has about a 9,000K true color temp and the XM has closer to a 12,000 true color temp. The PAR (PPFD) for the XM is also significantly stronger on the XM.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... review.htm
Basically the Ushio has about a 9,000K true color temp and the XM has closer to a 12,000 true color temp. The PAR (PPFD) for the XM is also significantly stronger on the XM.
- Attachments
-
- 250W (Ushio -vs- XM) 10,000K MH Mogul Lamp
- Ushio -vs- XM 10000K Lamp.gif (2.4 KiB) Viewed 5573 times
Wind me up!
- Scott
- Goby
- Posts: 2495
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 9:00 pm
- Are you a Bot ?: No
- Location: West Mobile
- Contact:
I have been researching this because Shawn was looking at different bulbs. I was using XM 20kk and they were just too blue. I went back to my Iwasaki's for now. Here is a pic of the Ushio's with actinics
Xm with actinics
The XMs have more PAR than every other bulb except the Iwasaki on a M58 ballast too.
Xm with actinics
The XMs have more PAR than every other bulb except the Iwasaki on a M58 ballast too.
Wanted: to set up a tank again.
- KrazyPlace
- Astrea snail
- Posts: 1005
- Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:25 pm
- Location: Beaumont, TX
I know that when I take pictures with my camera, that they will come out differently depending on the settings of the camera, cycles of the moon, and my ability to take a picture. Those pictures were taken several weeks apart (look closely at the monti cap). I can't put alot of confidence into the pictures unless they were taken at the same time (i.e. day).
All that being said... Scott, I agree with you. I've seen "other" 20,000K bulbs and I don't like the blue color. I use to have the Iwasaki's 6500K before I put in these Ushio 10,000K. I think I can handle a little more blue (XM 10,000K), but never the 20,000K!
All that being said... Scott, I agree with you. I've seen "other" 20,000K bulbs and I don't like the blue color. I use to have the Iwasaki's 6500K before I put in these Ushio 10,000K. I think I can handle a little more blue (XM 10,000K), but never the 20,000K!
Wind me up!
- KrazyPlace
- Astrea snail
- Posts: 1005
- Joined: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:25 pm
- Location: Beaumont, TX