Insides of a bluewave ballast?

[Doug]

Steve,
They are not brighter, thats just a figure of speech comparison. The Iwasaki does not drown them out however.

There is no way, that 175w 10K German bulbs, run on a normal ballast or Icecap, is brighter than my pair of 400w Radiums. Especially to the corals. I just sold my 175 10K system. No comparison. As a matter of fact, many of the corals that are now bleaching, came from an extended period under those 175w bulbs.

Dont get me wrong. I like them. I think they are the best 175w bulb and one of the best all round aquarium bulbs.

I know after seeing the Iwasaki again, I would not switch. As you know, I was thinking of running Iwasaki bulbs in my Bluewave ballasts, so that I could get away with only a pair of 400,s over my 6ft tank. That ended with the firing up of the PFO/Icecap/Iwasaki pendant. I will however run it in the center of the Radiums, so at least one freakin bulb will last more than a year.

Nowwwwwwww, all that being said, Am I a huge Radium fan? Not really. I love the colour though. If I was to start over on my tank, I would run 3- 250 watt Iwasaki bulbs and a pair of vho actinics.