hamilton MH bulbs?

[christyf5]

Its that time of year again, time to part with whatever money I've gotten for Christmas and throw it at my fish tank in the form of replacement bulbs. I need 3 250W SE MH bulbs. I usually go with 10K Ushios but, damn, they're pricey! So currently I'm looking at something cheaper. I see JL has Hamiltons for $60 (will be cheaper Boxing Day likely). Anyone run these? I'm looking at the 10k ones, not such a fan of the blue look as I thought I was.

Or other decently priced bulbs? I tried the ebay ones already, the 14K color shifted on me after about 3 months and I wasn't impressed (although for the price I could probably order them 3-4 times a year). Would rather go with a brand name :biggrin:

[Lampshade]

I really liked my xm 10K's. They held their color well and have a really high output according to sanjaya guide. I just swapped for the eBay 14k's, but I think I might go back to xm depending on how jl goes today.