Availability of Radium bulbs

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So after going to great lengths to find the proper ballasts for this bulb it seems the rumors about stock running out were true.

Can anyone suggest a mogul bulb that will look similar that is readily available?

Thanks!

[StirCrazy]

in my opinion nothing looks like a 250 watt radium on a proper M80 ballast.

I ended up going with AB10K's which are realy 13K's with two URI super actinic VHO's this was close to the radiums, but I actualy liked it better. the AB's give a ice white look.

Steve

[marie]

The 14K phoenix SE's are pretty close to Radiums on a M80 ballast. At least on my tank they were

They are cheaper too

[lastlight]

Marie where do you buy these?

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by marie

The 14K phoenix SE's are pretty close to Radiums on a M80 ballast. At least on my tank they were

They are cheaper too

yawhere do you get those from

[marie]

I bought them from Premium Aquatics in the states, shipped by usps so no brokerage fees and for some reason no taxes either

http://premiumaquatics.com/aquatic-s...-250SE-PH.html

[lastlight]

So Marie you're not running those bulbs any longer? Can I ask why and what you run now?

I'm even considering going the opposite direction and going with XM 10ks lol.

PAR monsters (also wattage monsters though). I know everything is relative but I have heard some people refer to the XM 10k as a crispt white light? Is this just a nice way of saying super bright yellow?

I imagine the growth (and coral burn) potential would be unreal.

On Sanjay's site the Radiums output 85 ppfd each on M80s and the Xm 10ks are 182! Thinking I could raise my hood a bit to improve the terrible access I have easily with such output.

[phi delt reefer]

run some t5 or royal blue leds to bring the color closer to 14k

[Aquattro]

400w Radiums would be a great replacement

[lastlight]

Funny guy! Yeah it seems all Radiums are currently not being imported. There are still a few US vendors with the 250s I've found today.

I'm not against trying new bulbs I've just used so few before. In my very first tank I tried an EVC 14k and an aquaconnect 14k.

I'm torn between paying more for the Radiums while there are still some to be found and going with a cheaper bulb that could very well give me much better growth. At what cost is the question...