Between these 3 HQI's over a 60 cube, IYE which is best ?

[kevensquint]

Hello, as for best I mean for both color and growth, but if I had to choose, I choose color. In 250 watt MH ,Radium 20k HQI, Pheonix 14k HQI, Iwasaki 14k HQI. I prefer opinions from people that have actually used them. And no thanks not interested in LED, my Radion's days are numbered, going back to MH....no, running back to MH. Thanks

 

[mrsmithers]

tagging along...

 

[glennr1978]

Radium if you want the best. Phoenix if you want a very good bulb at a great price.

 

[Finland]

Double ended hqi, I like the phoenix. If you are running a mogul socket on an hqi ballast, then radium.

 

[bogg]

I think if your JUST doing one bulb
The Phoenix 14k

 

[tinkerman]

I have a 125 running 3x 250 watt radiums on m8o ballasts and have a 40 breeder running a 250 watt de phenix on m80 ballast in lumenarc mini i think, radiums are in lumenbright mini's. I don't notice much color difference, the radium has a little more blue and par is better. Not saying the phoenix doesn't have go par as I have tested a 75 gal using 2x 250 de phoenix on lumatek ballasts and pfo pendents and have just as good of par as lumenbright reflecters. I think you have a few more options going se over de reflecters, and you can get the radium and phoenix in se bulbs. I would vote radium then phoenix. I have thought about tring phoenix but not much of a price break with the se version.