Best 400watt HQI lamp out there?

prugs · 04/29/2006, 09:39 PM

Looking for a not too blue 400watt HQI lamp.

goby1 · 04/29/2006, 10:32 PM

Me too...

G1

Corn · 04/29/2006, 10:42 PM

go with the 14K they are the best for both color and growth. sunlight supply is the best lighting but you have to get it from the LFS.

Pyrrhus · 04/30/2006, 10:26 AM

I run a 400w DE Krystal Star 20k that IMO has great color and not too blue.

prugs · 04/30/2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by pyrrhus
I run a 400w DE Krystal Star 20k that IMO has great color and not too blue.

Skip,
How long have you been using the Krystal Star lamp?

moonpod · 04/30/2006, 12:32 PM

A couple buddies of mine have been playing with those things (400wDE) and near as I can figure since the things color shift so fast you can start out with a 20k and even if it seems too blue to you just wait a few months. The lower k bulbs get yellow too fast

prugs · 04/30/2006, 03:03 PM

What about the 20k 400watt coralvue HQI?
Also hamilton is making a 14k 400watt HQI.

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04/30/2006, 12:32 PM	#6
moonpod Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: B.H., Los Angeles Posts: 13,053	A couple buddies of mine have been playing with those things (400wDE) and near as I can figure since the things color shift so fast you can start out with a 20k and even if it seems too blue to you just wait a few months. The lower k bulbs get yellow too fast __________________ Excuses are just the nails for the house of failure. Current Tank Info: 32" Leemar starfire cube now empty and not quite so stinky

04/30/2006, 03:03 PM	#7
prugs Moving Out Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 Posts: 4,898	What about the 20k 400watt coralvue HQI? Also hamilton is making a 14k 400watt HQI. __________________ A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words. Current Tank Info: Getting rid of the last equipment :{

04/29/2006, 10:32 PM	#2
goby1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: san francisco Posts: 364	Me too... G1

04/29/2006, 10:42 PM	#3
Corn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 510	go with the 14K they are the best for both color and growth. sunlight supply is the best lighting but you have to get it from the LFS.