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sharuq1 05-17-2008 03:03 AM

What's your favorite mH bulb and why?
 
What's your favorite bulb and why? If you have pics of that bulb running please post!

Myka 05-17-2008 05:24 AM

250w XM 10K. It has the highest output on a PFO HQI ballast. It runs really yellow, so you need to supplement heavily with actinics.

Kronk 05-17-2008 06:52 AM

Phoenix 14k cant beat the color or the price.

EDIT: Heres a Pic the tank looks a little rough but you can see the light color pretty good.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...1/Xenia049.jpg

SeaHorse_Fanatic 05-17-2008 08:27 AM

I'm using Aquaconnect 14000k 250w de on my main reef but Phoenix 14000k 250w de on my frag/seahorse refugium & I'll be replacing the $120+ AC with the much less expensive Phoenix bulbs. Same colour & nice intensity for a more reasonable price.

Oceanic 05-17-2008 05:07 PM

Pheonix all the way..................14k of course.

Chaloupa 05-17-2008 05:58 PM

tagging along as I am having a tough time finding a bulb I like...and "trying" them out is getting VERY COSTLY!

Mik_101 05-17-2008 06:14 PM

Im happy with my 10k 2x175 watt XM like mentioned befor they do run VERY yellow. I do suplement with t5 actinics and it makes them white. A thing i like about these bulbs is that they are not to expencive and ther a exelent bulb. nce i set up my 2x250's im befenetly putting on XM 14k.

Hears a picture of the tank with both halides and actinics on.
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...Picture035.jpg

Sebae again 05-17-2008 07:05 PM

I use Phoenix 14 k. Intensity with a nice amount of the blue spectrum.

steve fedyk 05-17-2008 07:31 PM

I like the colour of Magechrome 13000k 250 HQI with VHO white and blue actinic. Its looksgreat to my eyes.
http://DSC00441

steve fedyk 05-17-2008 07:35 PM

http://KMT5885.jpq


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