Kuramata VS. Mothra! More Sci-Fi Lamps From Japan

Matt Rogers · 11-13-2009, 03:03 AM

The incredible aquarium light fixtures by Kuramata are our next highlight of Japanese aquarium products. These HID/LED/FL fixtures really capture the Japanese style and would seem more natural orbiting Earth than over our aquariums. From the Farufarra with its array of LED discs to the big guns of the Rajjo - these aquarium lamps are out of this world!

http://www.3reef.com/images/misc/products/kuramataVSmothra.jpg

The Kuramata Farfalla Farufarra Nearly Took Out Mothra

Kuramata Farfalla Farufarra:

http://www.3reef.com/images/misc/products/farufarra.jpg

http://www.3reef.com/images/misc/products/farufarra1.jpg

Farfalla Farufarra Specs:

￥ 102,900 - (approx.)
Light source
：LED／FL: High-brightness blue LED / FL lamp (white or blue)
Bulb life
：（LED） : About 40.000 hours (high brightness blue LED)
：（FL） : Approximately 6,000 hours (FL lamps)
Power
：3W×6（LED）／36W ×1（FL） : About 3W × 6 (high-brightness blue LED) / 36W × 1 (FL lamps)
Size
：450mm×40mm : 450mm × 40mm
Weight
: 1500g
Other
：3M×2 : 3M Console Switch with code × 2
Material
: Aluminum

Raggio Rajjo:

http://www.3reef.com/images/misc/products/rajjo.jpg

Raggio Rajjo Specs:

: ￥ 157,290 - (approx.)
Light source
: High-brightness blue LED / Metal Halide
Bulb life
: Approximately 6,000 hours (metal halide)
: About 40,000 hours (high brightness blue LED)
Power
: About 150W × 1 (metal halide)
：3W×2（LED） Power Consumption: Approx 3W × 2 (high-brightness blue LED)
Size
：800mm×200mm : 800mm × 200mm
Weight
: 5000g
Other
: Body with Lamp
Material
: Stainless steel aluminum

Kuramata's newest aquarium lamp is the Pianetta:

http://www.3reef.com/images/misc/products/pianetta.jpg

Pianetta Specs:

￥ 43,050 - (approx.)
Light source
LED／FL : High-brightness blue LED / FL lamp (white)
Bulb life:
（LED） : About 40.000 hours (high brightness blue LED)
（FL） : Approximately 6,000 hours (FL lamps)
Power
3W×2（LED）／13W×3（FL） : About 3W × 2 (high-brightness blue LED) / 13W × 3 (FL lamps)
Size
：600mm×250mm : 600mm × 250mm
Weight
：1000g : 1000g
Other
：3M×2 : 3M Console Switch with code × 2
Material
: Aluminum acrylic

Some day it would be nice to get up close to these beautiful aluminum and stainless steel fixtures... but for now, we will just have to admire from afar.

amcarrig · 11-13-2009, 05:04 AM

I can't decide which one is cooler!

mikejrice · 11-13-2009, 06:45 AM

Not fare. They get all the cool toys in Japan

Av8Bluewater · 11-13-2009, 07:36 AM

They sure look nice.

xmetalfan99 · 11-13-2009, 07:45 AM

They don't appeal to me and that's putting it nicely. Maybe if it didn't look like they had some spare metal and decided to screw and weld lights on in a random half arsed manner it would look nicer.

Matt Rogers · 11-13-2009, 10:44 AM

I am with you about ballast placement but I think part of that 'look' is because they want the spots to be able to move around for best placement. Their newest one shown - the Pianetta - looks more refined than the others to me.

Screwtape · 11-13-2009, 10:45 AM

Those look pretty cool. I'm not sure I understand what you mean about spare metal etc, they look pretty sleek, modern and adjustable to me. Maybe take another look? It actually looks very utilitarian if you ask me. If that's what you're looking for they look nice.

kalandra · 11-13-2009, 02:54 PM

call me crazy but i like somethign sleak and low profile over my tank ..... these are going to be huge space crunching objects ........... they are nice . more specificly the last one . but i dont know this would be a tuff sell for me

PackLeader · 11-13-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Rogers

I am with you about ballast placement but I think part of that 'look' is because they want the spots to be able to move around for best placement. Their newest one shown - the Pianetta - looks more refined than the others to me.

Agreed. This is all the rage in Japan. They prefer to use their lights more as individual spotlights aimed directly at individual corals, making them stand out much more than just lighting the whole tank. The mix of dim areas along with the bright spotlights highlighting the individual corals is absolutely gorgeous IMHO. Makes the tank look more like a work of natural art than just a biological box. But to each his own

Any idea on export possibility Matt?
Pretty soon here we will need more Japanese members or maybe fund a Holiday for Steve along with a bunch of boxes and a shopping list

jakeh24 · 11-13-2009, 03:24 PM

a while back we had a discussion about the single 70w spotlights that were only like $50
but there was no way to get them shipped overseas and the power adapters were kind of spendy.

hopefully the US makers catch on

11-13-2009, 03:03 AM	#1
Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Berkeley, Ca. Age: 43 Posts: 12,322 Skin: Mint Karma: 12432121	Kuramata VS. Mothra! More Sci-Fi Lamps From Japan The incredible aquarium light fixtures by Kuramata are our next highlight of Japanese aquarium products. These HID/LED/FL fixtures really capture the Japanese style and would seem more natural orbiting Earth than over our aquariums. From the Farufarra with its array of LED discs to the big guns of the Rajjo - these aquarium lamps are out of this world! The Kuramata Farfalla Farufarra Nearly Took Out Mothra Kuramata Farfalla Farufarra: Farfalla Farufarra Specs: ￥ 102,900 - (approx.) Light source ：LED／FL: High-brightness blue LED / FL lamp (white or blue) Bulb life ：（LED） : About 40.000 hours (high brightness blue LED) ：（FL） : Approximately 6,000 hours (FL lamps) Power ：3W×6（LED）／36W ×1（FL） : About 3W × 6 (high-brightness blue LED) / 36W × 1 (FL lamps) Size ：450mm×40mm : 450mm × 40mm Weight : 1500g Other ：3M×2 : 3M Console Switch with code × 2 Material : Aluminum Raggio Rajjo: Raggio Rajjo Specs: : ￥ 157,290 - (approx.) Light source : High-brightness blue LED / Metal Halide Bulb life : Approximately 6,000 hours (metal halide) : About 40,000 hours (high brightness blue LED) Power : About 150W × 1 (metal halide) ：3W×2（LED） Power Consumption: Approx 3W × 2 (high-brightness blue LED) Size ：800mm×200mm : 800mm × 200mm Weight : 5000g Other : Body with Lamp Material : Stainless steel aluminum Kuramata's newest aquarium lamp is the Pianetta: Pianetta Specs: ￥ 43,050 - (approx.) Light source LED／FL : High-brightness blue LED / FL lamp (white) Bulb life: （LED） : About 40.000 hours (high brightness blue LED) （FL） : Approximately 6,000 hours (FL lamps) Power 3W×2（LED）／13W×3（FL） : About 3W × 2 (high-brightness blue LED) / 13W × 3 (FL lamps) Size ：600mm×250mm : 600mm × 250mm Weight ：1000g : 1000g Other ：3M×2 : 3M Console Switch with code × 2 Material : Aluminum acrylic Some day it would be nice to get up close to these beautiful aluminum and stainless steel fixtures... but for now, we will just have to admire from afar.

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11-13-2009, 05:04 AM	#2
amcarrig 3reef Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CT Age: 43 Posts: 9,085 Skin: Classic Karma: 4093195	I can't decide which one is cooler!

11-13-2009, 06:45 AM	#3
mikejrice 3reef Affiliate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,938 Skin: Dark Karma: 3467671	Not fare. They get all the cool toys in Japan

11-13-2009, 07:36 AM	#4
Av8Bluewater Great White Shark Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Old Town-22314 Posts: 2,679 Skin: Mobile Karma: 19776	They sure look nice.

11-13-2009, 07:45 AM	#5
xmetalfan99 Giant Squid Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: morgantown, wv Age: 26 Posts: 3,687 Skin: Dark Karma: 2188507	They don't appeal to me and that's putting it nicely. Maybe if it didn't look like they had some spare metal and decided to screw and weld lights on in a random half arsed manner it would look nicer.

11-13-2009, 10:44 AM	#6
Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Berkeley, Ca. Age: 43 Posts: 12,322 Skin: Mint Karma: 12432121	I am with you about ballast placement but I think part of that 'look' is because they want the spots to be able to move around for best placement. Their newest one shown - the Pianetta - looks more refined than the others to me.

11-13-2009, 10:45 AM	#7
Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,289 Skin: Mint Karma: 29873	Those look pretty cool. I'm not sure I understand what you mean about spare metal etc, they look pretty sleek, modern and adjustable to me. Maybe take another look? It actually looks very utilitarian if you ask me. If that's what you're looking for they look nice.

11-13-2009, 02:54 PM	#8
kalandra Astrea Snail Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 62 Skin: Mint Karma: 551	call me crazy but i like somethign sleak and low profile over my tank ..... these are going to be huge space crunching objects ........... they are nice . more specificly the last one . but i dont know this would be a tuff sell for me

11-13-2009, 03:24 PM	#10
jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: reno, NV Age: 17 Posts: 1,432 Skin: Dark Karma: 32591	a while back we had a discussion about the single 70w spotlights that were only like $50 but there was no way to get them shipped overseas and the power adapters were kind of spendy. hopefully the US makers catch on