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I also read Sanjay's article and it actually influenced a purchase decision today!

I just ordered a PFO Dual-250W MH kit with a pair of Iwasaki 6500K 250W lamps.

Interesting to note in Sanjay's article that the Iwasaki 250W lamp had a better output (higher PAR) on a MH ballast than on a MV ballast which it's supposed to run better on! (Although the opposite was true of the 400W lamp) Because of this fact I chose the MH over the MV (EYE) ballast. Also not being limited to only Iwasaki 250W lamps in future is nice too.

And another interesting tidbit to note, as Troy mentioned, was the poor performance of the 10K lamps. An Iwasaki 250W 6500K lamp is outperforming (PAR) any 400W 10K lamp!

So I'm totally stoked about adding the new lighting, and got it for so cheap I have to wonder if it fell off the back of a truck.

If anyone can guess (within $25) what I am paying, I'll let you know the guy in the US that is selling them. He's got all sorts of aquarium supplies, and at wholesale pricing.

I am getting:

1 - PFO Dual-250W MH ballast
2 - Mogul sockets
2 - 2'x2' flat polished reflectors (will shape myself)
2 - Iwasaki 6500K 250W lamps

Wooohooo!! Now all I need is to find a deal on a PM HOT-1 skimmer, and I'll be content with the tank equipment for a while longer.