Best 250watt mh bulbs

[kzoo]

Looking for new bulbs what kind do you think are the best for growth. 250 mh de Thanks

 

[Yinger]

14k phoenix, i use those. good growth and my colors are coming in nicely.

 

[Gundo5000]

i'VE ALSO HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE PHOENIX 14K'S

 

[murphreef]

i run phoenix 14k's 250's awesome IMO

 

[dots]

I like the 14K Ushio myself

 

[benf]

go with the Phoenix...just put some in cause i didnt care for my Ushio's. They were $110 for the pair online including shipping.

 

[RichConley]

Re: Best 250watt mh bulbs

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8093886#post8093886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kzoo
Looking for new bulbs what kind do you think are the best for growth. 250 mh de Thanks

If you're looking for growth, XM or EVC 10ks.

If you're looking for combination of growth and color, the Phoenixs.

 

[clkwrk]

PHX

 

[Large Polyp Dave]

EVC 10k

or the Geismman "Coral" DE bulb. (I believe it has the highest par of all the DE bulbs) and it is a decent colour.

 

[jjjimmy]

The Phoenix are great as long as you don't mind replacing them every 5 months. I used to use them and they were great for the first 5 months then my corals started to suffer greatly (and no, it is not my water quality or husbandry skills).

 

[manderx]

The Phoenix are great as long as you don't mind replacing them every 5 months.

i agree, i noticed the same thing.

 

[turbonegro]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8096252#post8096252 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jjjimmy
The Phoenix are great as long as you don't mind replacing them every 5 months. I used to use them and they were great for the first 5 months then my corals started to suffer greatly (and no, it is not my water quality or husbandry skills).

How did they suffer?

 

[jjjimmy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8096929#post8096929 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by turbonegro
How did they suffer?

They seriously lose their spectrum. Nothing that I could see by eye but my corals sure did let me know.

 

[RichConley]

wierd, I've never seen that probelm with the phoenixs, what ballast are you running them on? Plenty of people have run them long periods with no problems.

 

[jjjimmy]

I run Icecap ballasts. There are plenty of others around me here that have experienced the same thing.

 

[kzoo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8096252#post8096252 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jjjimmy
The Phoenix are great as long as you don't mind replacing them every 5 months. I used to use them and they were great for the first 5 months then my corals started to suffer greatly (and no, it is not my water quality or husbandry skills).

So what bulbs are good and last- xm ? what about there 15k?

 

[manderx]

i ran mine on a sls bluewave 7 (mag HQI). after 5-6 months they had changed color and intensity significantly, and all growth had come to a standstill. i swapped them for new bulbs (ab10K) and put one of the old p14s on another tank driven by an icecap. intensity dropped rapidly on the icecap, after another 2-3 months it was far too dim for even the 30cube it was on. i've heard people say that the icecap does not drive a DE bulb as hot as it needs to be driven at to properly vaporize the elements inside and it wears out faster (just like running a car engine too cool can be bad for it).

 

[jjjimmy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8097363#post8097363 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kzoo
So what bulbs are good and last- xm ? what about there 15k?

Giesmann or AB's

 

[Waxxiemann]

I've heard that the Geissmann bulbs are good. You gotta pay to play though.

 

[jjjimmy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8098707#post8098707 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Waxxiemann
I've heard that the Geissmann bulbs are good. You gotta pay to play though.

Nothing good is cheap.