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250 Watt 14000K Metal Halide Bulb - Double Ended - Phoenix
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Best of both worlds!
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I bought this bulb for a frag tank I set up. I wanted a bulb that had a nice blue tint to it but still was white. I must say this has the best of both worlds, low enough kelvin rating for coral growth and high enough for a nice blue tint. I'd defiantly recommend this to a friend
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Good price
Great color
Nice coral growth
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The amount of heat it puts off in my Lumen Bright Mini Reflector, but I installed a fan pointing at the water and it cooled it right down, so no complaints now.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Not a great bulb...
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I ran this bulb on my 60 cube for a couple weeks. I didn't like the color from the start, but I decided to give it a try to see if it grew on me. It made my tank look like Windex for lack of a better term. Everything looked washed out and it was downright dim to my eye. Much better bulbs out there. It is not that expensive, but for a few dollars more, there are much better bulbs to be had.
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Build quality was good. Cheap.
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Color, Brightness, Washed out look
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Perfect!
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Man I am glad they finally added this bulb to the reviews. I cann't say enough. After going three years with various bulbs in the 14/15k range, I upgraded to Icecap 250 HQI ballasts and these bulbs...man what a difference. At the start (first month) they burn in slowly with a deep blue. After the burn-in has completed, they settle into a very nice, *BRIGHT* blue-white hue that compliments my coral and fish colors immensely. While a Hamilton 14K mogul bulb tends to lean towards the red spectrum a little more, the Phoenix bulbs are more blue. Coral growth and reaction has been excellent and in my experience, double that of the aforementioned Hamiltons. I use these bulbs in a three 250W setup over 30 inches of water in a 260g tank. The expected life has been great after a year however, I do not have a PAR meter to compare. Judging by coral growth, I have seen the same growth amount at month 9 as found at month 2 with a 10 hour photoperiod daily.
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Excellent color; great price; little variance over time.
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Have not found any yet.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Nice all around bulb
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The was a pleasing bulb, especially compared to the 10k i tried. Based on my research this bulb still seemed to hold its par value while delivery a lot less yellow than something like the XM. |
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Not yellow at all, good par
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Color seems to shift after 3 or so months of use.
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4.0 |
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4.0 |
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4.0 |
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Great bulbs
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Excellent product. I chose to give it a shot after it came highly recommended on the boards. They were right. Very crisp lightly blue tinted shade color. Very nice. Makes colors pop. |
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Color is great, much nicer than my other 10k MHs
About 6 months into daily use and no problems
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None
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Quality bulb, Great Color
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The Phoenix bulbs have been a very reliable bulb for me. The 14k bulb provides a nice balance between coloration and par and my corals have thrived under this lighting. |
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I've been using MH lighting for 10 years and have used many different bulbs over the years. The Phoenix 14k DE light bulb provides a very good balance between bulb coloration and par. Several other brands of bulb have either cracked or stopped working during normal use. With the Phoenix bulbs, I have never had this problem.
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None to date.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Great bulb for a great price
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I run these bulbs on an Aquamedic fixture. The blue color of the 14k kelvin is not overwhelming and looks great. The corals fluoresce quite nicely under these bulbs. I did add an actinic strip just to boost the pop a little more.
I do not have a par meter but I did find an article on another site by Sanjay Joshi that states the par of the Phoenix bulbs decreases over time for the first 2-3 months and then levels off at 75% of the initial par reading. At 18 months the par output was at 70% of the initial par reading.
I compensate for this decrease in par by lowering my fixture a few inches. Although after 18 months I began to feel guilty and finally replaced the bulbs. If I can get my hands on a light meter I will report back with a more accurate statement. |
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I like the color of the 14k bulb
great growth from my coral and clams
I was still getting good growth on 1.5 year old bulbs.
Do not even need actinics as the colors pop with just these bulbs
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Runs hot but what would you expect from a 250 watt halide bulb? :)
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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