need help choosing a 10K bulb

row12 · 02/18/2007, 07:49 PM

hello everyone,
im in the process of switching out my phoenix 14K bulbs with something different. i was satisfied with the phoenix bulbs but i want to try something new. my current setup on my 300 gallon consists of 2 400 watt radium 20K's on PFO HQI ballast on lumenarc minis. this i plan to keep. the bulbs i want to switch out are the 2 250 watt phoenix. i have a sunlight supply bluewave VII dual 250 watt HQI ballast. i want to run a 10K bulb to give me both the growth (from the 10 K)and color from the radiums. the only limitation i have right now is that i have to keep the HQI ballast. i was looking at the EVC 10K bulb but im unsure if this bulb will be yellow using this ballast. so which 10K bulbs do you recommend for an HQI 250 watt setup that would at the same time compliment the radiums?

USC-fan · 02/18/2007, 08:15 PM

here are some pics that might help.

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...on.asp?CartId=

diciple · 03/17/2007, 09:41 PM

evc are too yellow for my taste' ive been very satisfied w the ushio bulbs and 14 k ushio's on pfo hqi's very good

Ti · 03/17/2007, 09:44 PM

try xm 10k

gstuman · 03/17/2007, 11:04 PM

I just switched from Phoenix 14K 250 HQI bulbs on a Bluewave XII dual ballast. I'm now using the XM 10Ks and they are very white; not yellow.

I've heard the EVCs look like 6500K yellow bulbs.

kodyboy · 03/17/2007, 11:11 PM

xm 10ks

02/18/2007, 07:49 PM	#1
row12 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 287	need help choosing a 10K bulb hello everyone, im in the process of switching out my phoenix 14K bulbs with something different. i was satisfied with the phoenix bulbs but i want to try something new. my current setup on my 300 gallon consists of 2 400 watt radium 20K's on PFO HQI ballast on lumenarc minis. this i plan to keep. the bulbs i want to switch out are the 2 250 watt phoenix. i have a sunlight supply bluewave VII dual 250 watt HQI ballast. i want to run a 10K bulb to give me both the growth (from the 10 K)and color from the radiums. the only limitation i have right now is that i have to keep the HQI ballast. i was looking at the EVC 10K bulb but im unsure if this bulb will be yellow using this ballast. so which 10K bulbs do you recommend for an HQI 250 watt setup that would at the same time compliment the radiums?

03/17/2007, 09:41 PM	#3
diciple Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: fremont,Mo. Posts: 355	evc are too yellow for my taste' ive been very satisfied w the ushio bulbs and 14 k ushio's on pfo hqi's very good __________________ 20gal pico aquariums starfire cube 150de mh w/Tunze streams.Seaside aquatics 3.5 skimm Current Tank Info: 22 g pico cube 150w mh+led supplement

03/17/2007, 09:44 PM	#4
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	try xm 10k __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

03/17/2007, 11:04 PM	#5
gstuman Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 190	I just switched from Phoenix 14K 250 HQI bulbs on a Bluewave XII dual ballast. I'm now using the XM 10Ks and they are very white; not yellow. I've heard the EVCs look like 6500K yellow bulbs. __________________ Regards, Greg Current Tank Info: 60 gal Nuvo and random parts right now.

02/18/2007, 08:15 PM	#2
USC-fan Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,626	here are some pics that might help. http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...on.asp?CartId=

03/17/2007, 11:11 PM	#6
kodyboy Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,990	xm 10ks