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Old 05-17-2008, 03:03 AM
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Default What's your favorite mH bulb and why?

What's your favorite bulb and why? If you have pics of that bulb running please post!
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Old 05-17-2008, 05:24 AM
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250w XM 10K. It has the highest output on a PFO HQI ballast. It runs really yellow, so you need to supplement heavily with actinics.
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Phoenix 14k cant beat the color or the price.

EDIT: Heres a Pic the tank looks a little rough but you can see the light color pretty good.

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Old 05-17-2008, 08:27 AM
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I'm using Aquaconnect 14000k 250w de on my main reef but Phoenix 14000k 250w de on my frag/seahorse refugium & I'll be replacing the $120+ AC with the much less expensive Phoenix bulbs. Same colour & nice intensity for a more reasonable price.
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Old 05-17-2008, 05:07 PM
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Pheonix all the way..................14k of course.
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Old 05-17-2008, 05:58 PM
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tagging along as I am having a tough time finding a bulb I like...and "trying" them out is getting VERY COSTLY!
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Old 05-17-2008, 06:14 PM
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Im happy with my 10k 2x175 watt XM like mentioned befor they do run VERY yellow. I do suplement with t5 actinics and it makes them white. A thing i like about these bulbs is that they are not to expencive and ther a exelent bulb. nce i set up my 2x250's im befenetly putting on XM 14k.

Hears a picture of the tank with both halides and actinics on.
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I use Phoenix 14 k. Intensity with a nice amount of the blue spectrum.
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Old 05-17-2008, 07:31 PM
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I like the colour of Magechrome 13000k 250 HQI with VHO white and blue actinic. Its looksgreat to my eyes.
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Old 05-17-2008, 07:35 PM
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