I have 3 bulbs. 1 has been running for 2 months- looks gorgeous, 1 new one that is slightly blue- seems about right, and the 1 new one that is hideous yellow.

Well I picked up my Aquaconnects and must say I'm happy with them so far. One day and some tank residents also look like they are happier. Can't wait to see a little down the road. Wish I had a decend camera :confused:

Like I posted in anouther thread, here is a link that helped me sort out the big MH bulb selection.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/jb/index.php

This is better:
Sanjay's Reef Lighting Pages

i like the 400w 14K reef flux bulb that i used to use on my 170,

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/ac/index.php
Here also is a little interesting article. The Phoenix, which is supposedly the same as a Aquaconnect, in the article showed little PAR drop after the first three months over the coarse of a year. I beleive you get what you pay for in a high end bulb.

Rob
Sorry for late reply ,I was away on holiday ,how is the bulb now my friend

The new bulb is gorgeous, just like the other ones. Very happy thank you!!:mrgreen:

Happy to hear,so how many days didit take to break into it's real color?

Oh, I thought you knew, Mike exchanged it for another one. The first one didn't change, it stayed yellow. All the other bulbs were blue from the start.

Here's a picture with the yellow bulb on the right.
http://www.excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/slides/DSCF0020.JPG