Whats a good bulb to buy from J&L?

[Delphinus]

I do agree with the Radiums too but I've heard that people find the 250's are a bit dim unless you run them on HQI ballasts. (FWIW). Might be worth a look though, definitely the 400w Radiums are awesome.

[burtonboy]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

I do agree with the Radiums too but I've heard that people find the 250's are a bit dim unless you run them on HQI ballasts. (FWIW). Might be worth a look though, definitely the 400w Radiums are awesome.

Wish i had a 400 watt HQI ballast

I would like try but don't want to be disappointed if it is dim i have a Hamilton fixture with a 20,000k bulb and dont like it at all looks washed out Maybe ill try the XM 15000k or 20,000 not what would look better

[George]

For technical data on many of MH bulbs, you can find them at Sanjay's database:
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/lighting
For more technical data and some color comparisons, you can check out this site:
http://cnidarianreef.com/G180/lamps.php

BTW, with a little bit of color spectrum knowledge, you can pretty much figure out what a bulb will look like with your ballast using Sanjay's site (by reading spectrum plot).
I am using a pair of XM 10KK and found them a little bit yellow so I supplement them with some blue T5 bulbs.