Marie's 175g mixed reef (new pics added jan 27)

[Myka]

Originally Posted by marie

Yep, they're 250w. I got them from Premium Aquatics in the states

Ah ok. You say you think they were a tad too blue for your liking, how do you like them now they have burned in? Have you seen the DE version? If so, how do you think compares? I'm interested because I just bought a pair of Phoenix SE from The Reef Shoppe, and I don't have my SE setup made yet (running DE right now), so I'm excited to see what they look like. I haven't seen the Phoenix SE lit up yet.

[marie]

Hi Myka, yes I still find them a tad too blue for my liking but then I'm a big fan of the xm 10k's

I am using a HQI ballast to fire them and they are a bit bluer then the phoenix DE's I have on my other tank but the bulbs on my other tank are also over a year old.

[Myka]

Ohhh, ok well that makes sense then! I'm going to fire my SEs with electronic ballasts. Thanks for the info!