Availability of Radium bulbs

marie · #1 06-23-2011, 11:40 PM

The 14K phoenix SE's are pretty close to Radiums on a M80 ballast. At least on my tank they were

They are cheaper too

lastlight · #2 06-24-2011, 02:53 AM

Marie where do you buy these?

Skimmerking · #3 06-24-2011, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by marie

The 14K phoenix SE's are pretty close to Radiums on a M80 ballast. At least on my tank they were

They are cheaper too

yawhere do you get those from

marie · #4 06-24-2011, 04:30 AM

I bought them from Premium Aquatics in the states, shipped by usps so no brokerage fees and for some reason no taxes either

http://premiumaquatics.com/aquatic-s...-250SE-PH.html

lastlight · #5 06-24-2011, 05:12 PM

So Marie you're not running those bulbs any longer? Can I ask why and what you run now?

I'm even considering going the opposite direction and going with XM 10ks lol.

PAR monsters (also wattage monsters though). I know everything is relative but I have heard some people refer to the XM 10k as a crispt white light? Is this just a nice way of saying super bright yellow?

I imagine the growth (and coral burn) potential would be unreal.

On Sanjay's site the Radiums output 85 ppfd each on M80s and the Xm 10ks are 182! Thinking I could raise my hood a bit to improve the terrible access I have easily with such output.

phi delt reefer · #6 06-24-2011, 07:03 PM

run some t5 or royal blue leds to bring the color closer to 14k

Aquattro · #7 06-24-2011, 08:08 PM

400w Radiums would be a great replacement

lastlight · #8 06-24-2011, 09:02 PM

Funny guy! Yeah it seems all Radiums are currently not being imported. There are still a few US vendors with the 250s I've found today.

I'm not against trying new bulbs I've just used so few before. In my very first tank I tried an EVC 14k and an aquaconnect 14k.

I'm torn between paying more for the Radiums while there are still some to be found and going with a cheaper bulb that could very well give me much better growth. At what cost is the question...