Metal Halide Bulb

[Samw]

Biotech, check out this thread. After Iwasaki, the Coralvue bulb seems to be the best bang for the buck. I will probably use Coralvue to replace my Aqualine. I liked the Coralvue picture best in the comparisons. Look how bright pink the coraline is.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...e&pagenumber=1

Here's a snippet:

IceCap Electronic Ballast
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LAMP PAR WATT MaxWATT AMP MaxAMP
IWASAKI 651 252 275 2.17 2.45
USHIO 414 252 258 2.19 3.41
CV10K 387 250 251 2.17 2.46
CV20K 307 251 253 2.20 2.25
XM20K 270 252 301 2.17 2.81
CV15K 242 251 252 2.20 3.85
PFO13K 227 251 268 2.18 2.86
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I plugged the data for the IceCap Electronic ballast into a spreadsheet and sorted them by PAR/WATT
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PAR WATT Price Par/Watt Par/Dollar
IWASAKI 651 252 56 2.58 11.63
Ushio 10K 414 252 86 1.64 4.81
CV10K 387 250 52 1.55 7.44
CV20K 307 251 52 1.22 5.90
XM 20K 270 252 65 1.07 4.15
CV15K 242 252 52 0.96 4.65
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Also sorted them by PAR/Dollar
<PRE>
PAR WATT Price Par/Watt Par/Dollar
IWASAKI 651 252 56 2.58 11.63
CV10K 387 250 52 1.55 7.44
CV20K 307 251 52 1.22 5.90
Ushio 10K 414 252 86 1.64 4.81
CV15K 242 252 52 0.96 4.65
XM 20K 270 252 65 1.07 4.15
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