Recommend a bulb!

[hesaias]

I need a couple of good 250W 14000K bulbs for my reef. This will be the only light over my 58 Oceanic. I am using M58 Ballasts.

anyone got a fave they wanna point me toward?

 

[Misled]

I use Hammies on my 175 watt. Spectacular!

 

[c_stowers]

I use the HAmilton 14K's (400W) and I like them alot. They are not too blue, but definitely help bring out colors. The Ushio 14K is much whiter if you like that look.

 

[Gundo5000]

If DE I reccomend pheonix.

 

[Eel-byte]

Re: Recommend a bulb!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9195083#post9195083 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hesaias
I need a couple of good 250W 14000K bulbs for my reef. This will be the only light over my 58 Oceanic. I am using M58 Ballasts.

anyone got a fave they wanna point me toward?

This is my exact tank setup! I'm running one PFO pendant 250watt w/hamilton 14k on a ice cap ballast. Its been running this way for the past 2 years. I can keep sps,lps, softies no problem. Lately though i've been thinking about adding one more pendant for more light. Need a better skimmer first

 

[ahullsb]

I don't want to steal the thread but I also am looking into 14k's instead of 10's. I have 2 150 watt mh's and 4 t5 actinics. (2blue 2purple) Any suggestions?

 

[Eel-byte]

All i run is the 250 watt 14k bulb. No supplimental(?) lighting. I have it hanging about 8 inches above the water. The Hamilton bulb seems to start losing its color around 8 months. Then the corals start to suffer.