Iwasakis

[tye_c]

Does anyone in the area have Iwasakis with vho actinics on their display tanks. I would like to see what your tank looks like. If the color is too yellow, I'll go with 10k Ushio's. I would like to use Iwasaki's for their excellent growth and longevity, but dont really want to sacrifice color. I could supplement with up to 440 Vho actinics. I am sure someone out there uses this setup...I just want to see what it looks like before I dump a bunch of money into a MH system that I dont end up wanting.


Tye

[Mantis]

I ran that combo of lights many years ago, worked fine but I ended up changing because they were just too yellow. I'm now running two 400 watt Radiums and one 250 watt Iwasaki in a triangle pattern on my corner aquarium. Growth is excellent and color speaks for itself.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=7021&cat=500&thumb=1

I've tried lots of bulb combos and this is my favorite.

[tye_c]

Even with 440watts of vho actinic it was still too yellow. Do you have any pics of your tank when it had the old setup on it.

[geo]

i have used them as well, and they are pretty yellow in color. very bright though. I have usio 10 now and honestly to me they look about the same as the sakis when the actinics are off. I like the radiums

[tye_c]

I like the fact that I could get years out of a saki bulb. I havent heard of any other bulb that you could do that with and still have good growth after time.

[Slicktrax]

This site has some different combinations of lights that you might find helpful.

www.coralreefecosystems.com/ltg_bulb_color.htm

[geo]

todd is running a few sakis, he has a couple that are pretty new and a couple ( i think) that are quite old.