Little update here. After using the Pheonix 14k for about 2 to 3 months now, I notice better coloration in my corals. My blue tip acropora was kind of brown with blue tips and now it's a dark purple with blue tips, so much nicer.
My purple digitata is not brown any longer but purple. My pink birdnest got acclimated to the new light and it is coming back strong with new growth and a nice candy pink color. My yellow birdnest did not make it, it bleached very pale so I had to remove it and frag it.
Zoanthids and paly have great color and growth. Although this is 14k and rather blue compared to the Artemis, my acroporas are still growing 1" per month so that's cool.
So not so bad as I first thought and over happy with the switch. The problem with the Artemis is that it changes color after only a few months and I realize I much prefer the bluer spectrum of the Pheonix. Now it's a nice crisp white after the break in period.
Did anybody else had a lot of shift in color after 3 to 4 months with the artemis? like a yellowing? If I have to change the Artemis bulb 3 to 4 times a year it is not really cheaper than the Pheonix at the end. I was amazed at the adaptation that the corals had to do going from the Artemis to the Pheonix, even though they are both 250 watts and both 14k (supposably). It's the birdnests, pink and yellow that needed the most acclimatation.
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Originally Posted by daniella3d
I switched my Artemis for a Pheonix 14k and I regret it. My pink birdnest is dull now and it used to be bright candy pink. My maxi mini was at the bottom of the tank ans as soon as I put that new bulb it moved right at the top of the tank right underneat the MH. I thought that the Phoenix would be better and it is more blue in deed but it is not better and that thing cost me 75$!!! what a waste.
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12-03-2011, 11:18 AM
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