For those who are curious about the 14k ARC bulb.. This is how my tank looks with it.

http://www.lchres.com/Images/tank-oct-2004.jpg


Its not as blue as it was originaly. I think it is whitening up a bit. But it has only been fired for maybe 32 hours..

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Any day now! :mrgreen:

Not sure why there are 2 posts.. can a mod delete the second one?

sure :mrgreen:
PS. I hope I got the correct one !!

If the colour rendition is correct, the bulb is more blue than my 29K Arc bulb. :mrgreen:

I can say my 400w 14k arc bulbs have burned in now and honestly look much whiter then I had believed possible. When I first got the bulbs, they looked darker and dimmer then my actinics. Now, they look good actually.

Not great though. For the price, absolutely can not complain :)

The longer I use it the more it seems to be a bit whiter. So, the light acclimation process is slow so.. :biggrin: I think it still has to burn in. It seems to also be firing up on a more regular basis. Before it would take forever and sometimes not fire at all.

neat. same story on this end...just got a canopy over my 105 with BOTH bulbs had a heck of a time firing one of them. one went right away the other took about 10 minutes, different wiring, tried them on different ballasts, switched sockets... :evil: but then it went. :lol:

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I finally got my 14k 250 watt bulb from Aquaria on Friday, fired it up on Saturday. I'm impressed, for $50 its not bad at all. I decided not to suppliment with any florescents just a 15 watt actinic for dusk lighting.

I got my 175w 14k bulb up yesterday (on a pfo ballast) I have never had a 14k bulb before, so Its bluer for me then usual but I love how makes everthing glow - definatley worth it IMO.