20K Radium VS 20K Sun Aquatics
 

Just got my 20K 400W Sun Aquatics bulbs yesterday and thought I'd post a quick side by side comparison with a 20K 400W Radium. The Radium(left in picture) is 3 months old and the Sun Aquatics bulb(right in picture) is 3 hours old. I'll post another pic after the 100 hour mark next week. They're running side by side off a dual 400W Blue Wave HQI ballast.

http://www.eposer.com/pics/radium_vs_sun.jpg
Note: this picture was taken of both bulbs at the same time so the colour difference depicted is very accurate.

Right now the Sun Aquatics bulb is a little bluer and not quite as intense as the Radium but we'll see how it looks by next week. I'm guessing it'll whiten up a little.

So far I'm really impressed with the colour :biggrin:

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Evan:

Thanks, please keep me updated, like to know how it compares to the Radium after Burn in.

Thanks for the comparison. I'm thinking of trying Sun Aquatics bulbs when my Radiums are done too.

yup thats what I said a couple weeks ago the SA bulb has more purple than the radium and a better comparason for the radium would be the 14K SA.

Steve