who make the best HQI bulbs??

thekid55 · 06-07-2007, 06:56 PM

has anyone heard of Ocean bulbs? how good are they? also who do you think makes the best HQI bulbs? and does a 10K bulbs look yellow or white?

thanks matt

Hop · 06-07-2007, 07:33 PM

I think it depends on what you want... What are you looking for and driven with what ballast.

You would think that any ballast would drive a specific bulb a certain way, but it's often the furthest from the truth.

thekid55 · 06-07-2007, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hop

I think it depends on what you want... What are you looking for and driven with what ballast.

You would think that any ballast would drive a specific bulb a certain way, but it's often the furthest from the truth.

its a corallife hang on the back fixture. so i think its a coral life ballast but i dont think corallife makes bulbs.

also ocean makes a 12 k bulb that is really cheap

Hop · 06-07-2007, 07:57 PM

Well if it's cheap it may be cheap

JJ

It doesn't hurt to try one out...

thekid55 · 06-07-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hop

Well if it's cheap it may be cheap

JJ

It doesn't hurt to try one out...

actually it hurts my wallet

. i think i might.

im aiming for good growth and good color. 20k is really blue so now im thinking a mid between 20k and 10k but now im thinking of just going with a 10k