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06/11/2010, 04:31 PM
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Best metal halide bulb?
i havent used MH's ever as ive had LED's and T5's before. form what ive gathered 14k seems to be what i want. i have separate actinic VHO's so dont need super blue light. my question is what brand lights do you guys like the best??? I have 400W mogul sockets. also why are some brands like Megachrome Marine, ELos sooooo much more money then the rest???
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06/11/2010, 05:00 PM
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I like my reefoptics 20K. I think I'll go for a Phoenix 14K next time, 14K gives better growth I hear
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06/11/2010, 06:22 PM
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I'm using a DE Phoenix 14k and love it. Great color and from what I hear, one of the highest PAR values. I'm sure you'll get alot votes here for the phoenix. . .
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06/11/2010, 09:19 PM
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yea phoenix seems to be popular. surprised havent seen anyone for SPS yet. if i have 3 sockets over a 240g what do you guys think of 2 14k and one 22k megachrome? also does anyone know why the bulbs in my original post are so expensive??
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06/11/2010, 09:43 PM
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Phoenix 14 K for me.Just ordered another one today.Love the color.
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06/11/2010, 10:05 PM
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does phoenix make mogul base bulbs also?
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06/11/2010, 10:12 PM
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I recommend phoenix 14K. they only come in DE. you can get them online for around $50 each..they last 12-18 months without color shift or much loss in par. they have the highest par for color temp out there. I'll never change. I get awesome growth and color is great with vho actinic and vho 454 blub.
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06/11/2010, 11:28 PM
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I like the Phoenix, but I like the Ushio 10k on my M80 ballast better. It's not as Windexy, and shows the reds and yellows better.
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06/12/2010, 01:27 AM
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can u use mag ballasts on any bulb ? r they better than elec ballasts? i thought they basically overdrive the bulb
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