light fixture question

[Siffy]

You'd recommend the Phoenix 14k before the Ushio 14k or Ushio 10k in a 70w DE? Who carries them?

 

[timrandlerv10]

just to be sure, i'm not talking about mixing bulbs and ballasts, i'm talking about DE sockets--the 150 and the 250 DE sockets are different sizes, and if i want to go from 150 to 250, i need not just new bulbs and ballasts, but new sockets as well. correct?

 

[Siffy]

Yes, you'll need new ($15-25 each) sockets (as well as new ballasts and bulbs, the $$$ part) if you decide to change from 150s to 250s later on. The only pieces you'd get to reuse are the reflectors and wiring (and likely not that if the new ballast comes with a quick disconnect).

Also, sorry for stealing your thread for a few posts. Hope you didn't mind.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

Siffy -

I suggest that you get a 14K or a 20K bulb for the viper since it does not have any actinic supplement. A 10K bulb in a viper will make everything look washed out. saltycritter.com has a few 70W 14K bulbs listed. They are not listing 70W Phoenix bulbs right now though. I thought they offered it in the past.

Tomoko

 

[Siffy]

Thanks. A 14k bulb (Ushio makes one) was the plan, and for that reason. I was thinking about putting it over an 8g biocube at some point. And it wouldn't have actinics unless I could find some 12" or smaller T5 HOs. Finding a 12" T5 is easy enough, but finding them in the color spectrums we need isn't.