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Old 12-11-2007, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by michika View Post
I'm running XM right now, but am looking at changing to Ushio.

This might help you in selecting a bulb.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/jb/index.php
According to the above reefkeeping article the XM10K lamp and the Icecap electronic ballast was the best combination which is what I use. However, I am thinking of using a combination of a single 400W XM10K and a 400W XM14K in January when I do my routine yearly bulb changes.
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