Anyone here using USHIO 10k?

[lastin1]

Thoughts on this bulb with and without actinic. What kind of ballast used?

 

[Captain Quirk]

I have 2 175W 10K Ushios. I supplement them with 2 96W actinic CF's. I'm using a blue line ballast for the MH's.

Without actinic it appears a bit yellow. Actinics really round it out if you ask me.

Next time? I'll probably go with the 14K's...

 

[lastin1]

So it's not as yellow as some say it is? I don't mind a bit of yellow. I just want white with a bit of blue. Do you have any pics?

 

[omeg]

if you want blue, you'll need to supplement.

 

[lastin1]

I most likely will supplement. Just wondering if anyone here uses that bulb and what they think of it.

 

[GTR]

I liked it until I tried a higher K bulb. Really depends on what you get used to seeing. If you like 20k bulbs you'll need a lot of actinic.

SteveU

 

[lastin1]

What did you like about it? Did it look white to you prior to getting a higher K bulb? I don't like 20k for sure. Too blue makes it look unnatural.