250w hqi lamp recommendations?

[angelo99]

Hello,
I have a 19" deep 24g aquapod with mostly sps and some lps. I currently am running an outer orbit (250w magnetic hqi ballast), and am wondering if anyone has experience/pics with some 20k bulbs? I am leaning toward the phoenix 14k because I would like a bluer color, but I also want decent par. Any suggestions on lamps?
helios 20k, megachrome 20k, xm 20k, reeflux 20k?

Thanks in advance

 

[Fish_wiz2]

the phoenix has my vote, best DE bulb IMO. Wiz

 

[ChuckLawson]

I've never run one on a magnetic HQI ballast, but on electronics (Icecaps) I'm really happy with the Ushio 20000K DE bulbs.

 

[smariner]

Try the EVC lamps. I've had great success with these!

Hope this helps,
Chad D. Bryant

 

[angelo99]

thanks for the recommendations, I definitely will be using 20k. looking up pics of the ushio and evc

 

[imcosmokramer]

I like the hamilton 14k's

build thread

 

[JasonD]

Its really hard to beat the old stand by Hamilton 14K, been around forever but they keep what they do best. White blue light.

Jason