Looking for 20k pics

[Cody Ray]

Just curious if anyone has pics of 400W SE 20K XM bulbs running over their system.

[stevemc]

I have 2-250 watt and 1 -175 watt XM 20K MH + 4 -110 actinic VHO over a 125. I have some pics on a disc at home(I'm at work and dont get off till tomorrow) and I will post them if I can figure out how to.

[Stoney Mahony]

Heres a pic w/ 2 400w 20k xm. The bulb on the left was a little over a year old and the bulb on the right was brand new:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/RyanChatterson/f8941e86.jpg

Just the right side:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/RyanChatterson/ff8d9e5f.jpg

One more:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/RyanChatterson/resize2.jpg

Heres a pic of my QT w/ 1 400w 20k xm:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/RyanChatterson/Resize1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/RyanChatterson/q17.jpg

[Cody Ray]

thanks thats what I was lookin' for!

[Stoney Mahony]

Glad I could help! :)

[fabbss]

Stoney Mahoney XM bulbs can last that long? What kind of ballast are you using? Do you think they would last that long with electronic ballasts for DE bulbs?

[Stoney Mahony]

Yep! They get a little more yellow as time goes by but I have had bulbs run for 2 years and not pop. You can just use them on a fuge or something that like yellow. I run mine on Sun Systems magnetic drive ballasts(Big old heavy duty hydroponic ballasts). I DO think that they would last that long, or longer on electronic ballasts b/c they don't push the bulbs as hard as magnetic ballasts. :)

[Fatboy]

Pictures of other 20K 400 watt bulbs ? I'm buying a couple of 400 watt 14K aquaconnect lamps but I wouldn't mind to try some 20K's...... Radium's ? Ushio's ?

[Covey]

The white balance on camera does real funny thing to 20K pics but I run the 400W xm and like them alot.

There the link to SunnyX's TOTM he was running 20K xm in some of the pics.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-07/totm/index.php