chwkreefer
01-15-2004, 12:57 AM
I just picked up a SA 14k 400 MH bulb. I know it hasn't had 100 hrs burn in time yet, but sheesh the light from this bulb is looking identical to the Radium bulb I have beside it over my tank. The radium bulb has about 3 months on it.
While at J&L's I overheard John stating how many people (recently) are finding SA's 10K bulbs way too yellow. A friend of mine bought two of the 10k's about two months ago and he said that the color off these bulbs was very similar to the 6500 Iwasaki's without the intensity. (nothing like the 10k ushio) Yet I've read from some other posts how their SA 10k's were bluer than the Ushio. (go figure)
Maybe it's a bit too early to tell, but it seems the color temperatures of these bulbs are a tad out of whack. If the 14k is like a radium, what the heck is a 20k bulb from Sun Aquatics gonna look like? Maybe I could use it as a night light in my son's bedroom. :eek:
I am appreciative of the fact that we have a much lower priced Metal Halide bulb out in the market for us now, but I'm concerned about the consistency and accuracy of the stated color temperatures. It would appear you gets what you pays for.
Maybe I've got it all wrong, maybe Sun Aquatics color temps are right, and all the other companies color temps are out of whack. :rolleyes:
While at J&L's I overheard John stating how many people (recently) are finding SA's 10K bulbs way too yellow. A friend of mine bought two of the 10k's about two months ago and he said that the color off these bulbs was very similar to the 6500 Iwasaki's without the intensity. (nothing like the 10k ushio) Yet I've read from some other posts how their SA 10k's were bluer than the Ushio. (go figure)
Maybe it's a bit too early to tell, but it seems the color temperatures of these bulbs are a tad out of whack. If the 14k is like a radium, what the heck is a 20k bulb from Sun Aquatics gonna look like? Maybe I could use it as a night light in my son's bedroom. :eek:
I am appreciative of the fact that we have a much lower priced Metal Halide bulb out in the market for us now, but I'm concerned about the consistency and accuracy of the stated color temperatures. It would appear you gets what you pays for.
Maybe I've got it all wrong, maybe Sun Aquatics color temps are right, and all the other companies color temps are out of whack. :rolleyes: