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Old 03-23-2011, 12:18 AM
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For years I ran 250W Ushio HQI 10K's with actinic T5's on the 90g. I was very happy with it. Great shimmer and decent coral growth.
When it was time to replace the Ushio, I temporarily swapped it with a Hamilton 14K I had laying around until I could get to the city and buy another 10K. I absolutely hated the 14K; it was too blue and the shimmer was not as nice, although after awhile I did get somewhat used to it. 3 months later I finally got to the city and picked up a new Ushio 10K. Got it home, pulled the Hamilton and stuck in the Ushio. Guess what? I don't like it now; too yellow and the corals don't look as bright.
I did that with my new 14k ebay bulbs. put them on there, didn't like them and actually put them for sale on here. I never got around to taking them off and now I like them. I haven't tried putting my old ushios back on yet tho
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Old 03-23-2011, 12:23 AM
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Guess what? I don't like it now; too yellow and the corals don't look as bright.
aw you poor stuck with your bulb choice cuz the bulb is $100 bucks metal halide guys......I know what you mean though I absolutely hate a yellowish tank....
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Old 03-23-2011, 12:31 AM
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I did that with my new 14k ebay bulbs. put them on there, didn't like them and actually put them for sale on here. I never got around to taking them off and now I like them. I haven't tried putting my old ushios back on yet tho

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Old 03-23-2011, 12:35 AM
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aw you poor stuck with your bulb choice cuz the bulb is $100 bucks metal halide guys......I know what you mean though I absolutely hate a yellowish tank....

Doug, the nice thing is: the Hamiltons are only $65 vs. $80 for the Ushio.
The real killer is the 225g lighting: 3x 400W MH @ $124 ea.
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Old 03-23-2011, 12:37 AM
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Doug, the nice thing is: the Hamiltons are only $65 vs. $80 for the Ushio.
The real killer is the 225g lighting: 3x 400W MH @ $124 ea.

Oh, and 8x T5 @ $25 ea. It freakin' kills me when it comes time to replace them. Might have to go shopping for some cheapo E-bay bulbs.
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Old 03-23-2011, 12:46 AM
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Lance what are the hamiltons like are they Yellow the 10 K that i have from ebay are abit yellow may go to the 14 k
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Old 03-23-2011, 01:00 AM
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Lance what are the hamiltons like are they Yellow the 10 K that i have from ebay are abit yellow may go to the 14 k

I find the Hamilton 14K's quite nice Mike. Bluish, but not as blue as Phoenix 14K.
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I find the Hamilton 14K's quite nice Mike. Bluish, but not as blue as Phoenix 14K.
Then you should try the 14k ones that i got off ebay. Not as blue as the phoenix ones i had but definately bluer than my 10k's. and only 15 bucks a pop to boot
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Old 03-24-2011, 10:27 PM
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Then you should try the 14k ones that i got off ebay. Not as blue as the phoenix ones i had but definately bluer than my 10k's. and only 15 bucks a pop to boot
Interesting. What are they called Darren?
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Old 03-24-2011, 10:35 PM
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They are the 14k ones by Aretimis. HobbyLights on ebay sells them and its a Canadian seller too so no customs hassle either.
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