250 Watt Double Ended lights
 

I need some recommedations for double ended MH lights. I am currently using AB 250's but they need to be replaced. I would like good growth with eye pleasing color.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks.

I run a CoralVue 13000K. I think it looks pretty sweet. Nice white-ish blue-ish. Not nearly as blue as my AB 20000K.

The Hamilton 14000K bulbs are supposedly great as well as the BLV 13000K.

Where can I get more information about the BLV 13000K I've never even heard of them?


Thanks.

I'm sure that RC will have something on those bulbs. I may be mistaken though, I'm not 100% sure BLV makes anything but a 10000K and a 20000K bulb. :redface:

Here is link to Sanjay Joshi's 10000K DE bulb comparison:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...4/feature1.htm

I'm not sure if it will help you, but you may find it useful. I forgot that Giesmann bulbs are also suppose to be quite good as well as the Aquaconnect 14000K which I have never seen in Canada.

Stay with the AB's you won't find a bulb as good as them. the only other I would suggest is a Ushio if they make DE's.

Steve

This may help. I see the rep in US and Canada is Ushio.
http://www.blv-licht.com/redsys/prod...id=3&prodid=28

sorry missed this one, the information is in the previous post and quality wise they are supposedly on par with AB, from what I have read.

Steve

keep in mind that the higher the k the better the color but less growth.