Time for new bulbs? Opinions

jenajet · 09-28-2007, 01:29 AM

Okay coralvue doesn't cut it. Only six months and they are shot. So I am going xm. Now which one? I have magnetic ballast and run 250 watts. Trying to decide whether to get the 10000 or the 15000k. I like blue but I don't want two much blue. I do not have any acentics. Does the 15000 still have decent par or and only put out a little blue. Hellolights has them for 65 with free shipping can't beat that.

Hop · 09-28-2007, 01:31 AM

The 15ks have terrible par and the 10ks burn in a little yellow for my taste. I really like the color of the Pheonix 14ks.

jenajet · 09-28-2007, 01:32 AM

Who makes the phoenix? How does their par stand up with the xm 10000. I want good par but I also don't care for the yellow of the 10000.

jenajet · 09-28-2007, 01:38 AM

every phoenix I have found is de. I need mogul. Maybe I'll go with the 10000xm for now and add acentics later. Unless someone knows another good bulb with just a little blue. links would help out alot.

Hop · 09-28-2007, 01:40 AM

It's decent par, at your depth you should be just fine. Phoenix electric company is the manufacturer and I'm trying to remember where you can pick up a mogul based one as the double ended are more popular

Hop · 09-28-2007, 01:42 AM

Hmmm. Sanjay has removed the mogul from his website. Maybe they were not popular enough.

The hammiltons are nice also. I'm running 20K reeflux on a 400 watt hqi and they burn more like the 14k Phoenix and hammy's but that doesn;t help you a bit

jenajet · 09-28-2007, 01:58 AM

I can't believe the par diff between the 10000 and 15000! I will be going with the xm10000. reeflux doesn't seem to have mogul either. I would rather have the less than blue look that I like than poor par. Now I get to talk the hubby into redoing the canopy so I can add some acentics!

jenajet · 09-28-2007, 02:00 AM

Oh and the par being 3to4 times what these coralvues are will it be enough to lower the photoperiod until the corals adjust or should I move them lower for a while.

Geoff · 09-28-2007, 08:55 AM

a shorter photoperiod should be enough to get the corals adapted.

G~

Hendersonracing · 09-28-2007, 08:57 AM

Id go with 12k reeflux.....that is what Im changing to tonight....you can run them w/out atinics...

here is a buddy of mine:

Hendersonracing · 09-28-2007, 08:58 AM

ckusnierek · 09-28-2007, 09:27 AM

I had the XM10K and found them just a bit too yellow I went to 14K hamilton. I love them! not too much blue just right for me. The corals really POP with no need for atinics.

ckusnierek · 09-28-2007, 09:37 AM

Here is a great article with lots of info in par output by bulb and ballast
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/jb/index.php

tashier · 09-28-2007, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Hendersonracing

Joe, are you advertising for RC?

jenajet · 09-28-2007, 09:57 AM

See I can't find much info on the reeflux(other than it's made by coralvue

) I have heard others say they like the color of reeflux. Thing is I liked the color of the coralvue but I dont get the growth or color depth in my corals that I had with xm. I really am confused now as to which to get. If I go with 10000xm I get really good par, but not quit the color I want. If I go with something with color I like I will be loosing par. Let's face it a 90 gallon is deep so I want as much par as I can get. Let me know if anyone can find more info on the reeflux output. Even Hamilton doesn't have the par of xm, tho still a good light. I am mostly into lps and clams. Eventually I would like to get some monticaps so I need good lighting. Oh and Andy if you reed this the orange cap you gave me showed up again and is still hanging on. Now if I can get the turbo's to quit breaking it off everywhere I glue it I'll be good, tho not much left of the little guy. okay rambling over