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Old 12-11-2007, 03:52 PM
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I'm running XM right now, but am looking at changing to Ushio.

This might help you in selecting a bulb.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/jb/index.php
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Old 12-11-2007, 04:03 PM
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I like Hamiltons but I have a brand new set of Aqua Connects I have to change out now that I see the pics I like the color
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Old 12-11-2007, 04:10 PM
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It depends on which ballast you are running as well. Some bulbs look great on one type of ballast and gross on others. (i.e. Radium bulbs)
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it is a year old 72 inch Coralife fixture 250 W DE bulbs.
I am assuming that it would be electronic ballast
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Quote:
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I'm running XM right now, but am looking at changing to Ushio.

This might help you in selecting a bulb.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/jb/index.php
According to the above reefkeeping article the XM10K lamp and the Icecap electronic ballast was the best combination which is what I use. However, I am thinking of using a combination of a single 400W XM10K and a 400W XM14K in January when I do my routine yearly bulb changes.
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