Favorite Metal Halide Bulb?

[Reefer08]

Whats your favorite metal halide bulb?

For me its my Radium 250w SE. Its a very nice color bulb. I love the way it makes the colors pop in my tank.

 

[True Blue]

I agree with you... Radium

 

[Letsgotothezoo]

XM 20K:thrasher:

 

[Reefer08]

XM 20K:thrasher:

Ive heard many good things about the XM 20k. I will be trying that next for sure.

 

[BrandoStarr]

Radium 250 SE as well, even better with Galaxy's.

Although I would like to try the new Ushios, ( I think it is Ushio) , the one line designed just for reefers.

At this time, I am getting equipment together for a solar lit 300, but that is for a different thread.

 

[b_shady]

radium 20,000k's with electronic ballast

 

[ian anderson]

i am running xm 15000k

 

[evad1]

radiums are the best color/par for 20k

the XMs are a nice blue but alot lower par compared to the radium

 

[reefrf]

Phoenix 14k for me. I haven't tried much of anything else. But, I'm really happy with the color of this bulb.

 

[SDguy]

I recently tried a bunch of different bulbs. From totally yellow (brighter than a super nova, though) to black-light-on-a-velvet-Elvis blue. I went back to my 14K phoenix.

 

[kajung2k]

radium 20k with galaxy ballast

 

[Wes]

favorite par(with a color I can still stand) bulb: xm10k (250w SE)
favorite color bulb: radium 20k(250 SE) or phoenix 14k(150w or 250w DE)
best combo: iwasaki 14k(175w SE bulb)

 

[Aquafrags]

radium 20k or heios 20k

 

[Nick_kun]

250 Hamilton 14k SE and 250 Radium 20k. I also like 250W Phoenix 14k DE

 

[atarantino]

i am using 2 x 150w 14,000k full spectrum hqi mh
and
4x 65 actinic 03 all from hamilton

 

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

im using 20k DE phoenix. i can't really notice the difference.
can u guys post pic how do they look like?

 

[Wes]

a pic won't really do much justice to the look of a MH bulb--the white balance on each camera won't be the same, especially as compared to how your eyes adjust.

 

[Nanoreefbro]

Radium 20K 250 watt w/Icecap Electronic Ballast. :top:

 

[kajung2k]

I was thinking about going maybe old school.. and use some SE 6500 with some t5 actinic supplementation. that way I can get the growth of the 6500 and get the nice coloring with the actinic. anyone else try or do this?