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View Poll Results: 150W 14K DE HQI Which brand do you prefer?
Aqualife 0 0%
Phoenix 6 85.71%
Oshio 1 14.29%
Coralife 0 0%
Current 0 0%
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Unread 03/26/2011, 07:20 PM   #1
RJS8540
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HQI replacement time. What bulb do I buy?

It's time to replace my bulbs. I run 2 150 watt HQI bulbs. I like the color of a 14K bulb.
I'd like some input what brand do you prefer?
I'm considering one of the following
Aqualife
Phoenix
Oshio
Coralife
Current


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Unread 03/28/2011, 12:11 PM   #2
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Current and coralife bulbs are pretty much reguarded as garbage. I had the phoenix for years and still have not come across better color in any lighting modality (MH, T5, etc)


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Unread 03/28/2011, 12:33 PM   #3
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Phoenix all the way. ushio would be the only other consideration, but they 14ks are truly not 14k and more of a 10k-12k


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