Colour difference between phoenix 14000k and geisman 14500k mh bulbs

[Trevor W]

Any sources in Canada for Ushio bulbs? Haven't been able to find any, or have they also gone the way of Phoenix?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Trevor W

Any sources in Canada for Ushio bulbs? Haven't been able to find any, or have they also gone the way of Phoenix?

I haven't seen Ushios for a couple of years now. I only see them online with US retailers. It's possible you can still get them but I haven't seen any (locally in Canada).

[Werbo]

This sucks. Phoenix are my favorite. How about Ushio 20000K DE? Good growth? Too blue?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Werbo

This sucks. Phoenix are my favorite. How about Ushio 20000K DE? Good growth? Too blue?

I tried the 20K Ushios once and didn't really like them. As you suggested, too blue for me. Others may like that, but the bluer bulb does mean slower growth.

[Werbo]

My first mh setup came with 5-6 different 10k bulbs that were all too white for me. Tried Pheonix and loved them. Then I tried the $20 Artemis 14K bulbs from hobbylights onestop and visually they were exactly the same as Pheonix 14k. Not sure about growth but I liked the look and loved the $20 price. Unfortunately hobbylights doesn't list them on their website anymore so I switched back to Pheonix.

Anyone able to source the Artemis 14k bulbs?