Good HQI manufactuers for 12-14K color temp.

erid · 07/25/2008, 01:50 PM

It's time to change the HQIs...

Six months in to the life of my stock 150W 10K for my current fixture, I decided to swap them out for 14K from Current. I like the bluer effect of the 14K combined with my 130W 420-460 Nm PCs, but once in a wile one of the bulbs will burn a little yellower that the other (sometimes just for an hour).

The next day it starts up fine again.

I saw the XMs, and their 15K looks too white, almost like a 10K. How about Ushio or some others?

I want bluer color but I also want good growth.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Erik R.

snslarison · 07/25/2008, 02:52 PM

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07/25/2008, 01:50 PM	#1
erid Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plainfield, NJ Posts: 30	Good HQI manufactuers for 12-14K color temp. It's time to change the HQIs... Six months in to the life of my stock 150W 10K for my current fixture, I decided to swap them out for 14K from Current. I like the bluer effect of the 14K combined with my 130W 420-460 Nm PCs, but once in a wile one of the bulbs will burn a little yellower that the other (sometimes just for an hour). The next day it starts up fine again. I saw the XMs, and their 15K looks too white, almost like a 10K. How about Ushio or some others? I want bluer color but I also want good growth. Let me know what you think. Thanks, Erik R. __________________ Thanks, Erik R. Current Tank Info: 93 rimless cube, Reef octopus XL250, Custom DIY stand, EcoTech Marine Radion XR15 lighting (2), 120 Lbs of Beautiful "Tonga Nuku" from Pacific east aquaculture, self made sump/refugium (20 Gal high)

07/25/2008, 02:52 PM	#2
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