whats the best bulb

random_ryan

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whats the best bulb for a 150 HQI MH. I am really looking for a bluer one. I bought a fixture from azreefer. man that bulb has some really nice color. hopely he chimes in and says what it is. I have a 70watt I got from helfricks chick and the color is identical to it. I want that same color for my other fixture.
 
I run a phoenix 14K and would not give it up for anything. Many see it as blue light, I see it as a purple white light. I think it is stunning without need for actinics. For my 90G I am going to be running two 250w phoenix units as well....

Just my two cents.
 
Hi Ryan,

That is the stock Current Usa 14K that the light came with. When I upgraded to the 250W Sunpod, I switched to a Phoenix 14k and couldn't be happier. The colors in all my sps have greatly improved. I would highly recommend the Phoenix bulb. I got mine from hellolights for $59 and got free shipping. Can't beat that.

Brian
 
Got one ordered from Paul. mello I have had T5 for awhile I love T5's but due to the size of my tank the MH worked out best.
 
Oh man your running a stock current bulb..? *LOL* WOW... you are gonna FLIP when you see the color change with the Phoenix. Will make the old current bulb look dull and white like a 10K in comparison.
 
My current bulb is yellow. make my water look realllll dirty. I hate it. I am gonna kill it. I have an older bulb but not sure what it is.
 
My new phoenix is REALLY blue... and im not happy about it :( I like a crisp white with a HINT of blue. Hopefully it burns in nicely. We shall see. I liked the Ushio 14k BUT it was WAYYYYYY too much for my nano and burned everything really bad, but a nice color. JBJ bulb is nice colored, white/purple but par stinks on it. The coralife IME is too yellow. Those are the 4 I have tried so far :D My poor corals :lol:
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11665551#post11665551 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Helfrich’s Chic
My new phoenix is REALLY blue... and im not happy about it :( I like a crisp white with a HINT of blue. Hopefully it burns in nicely. We shall see. I liked the Ushio 14k BUT it was WAYYYYYY too much for my nano and burned everything really bad, but a nice color. JBJ bulb is nice colored, white/purple but par stinks on it. The coralife IME is too yellow. Those are the 4 I have tried so far :D My poor corals :lol:

Blue..? That is very odd... What ballast are you useing..? Mine shines very purple / white. Same as all the phoenix bulbs I have seen / exactly the same as the 250w phoenix I just tested out.

Sounds like you need a good 10K with actinic add ons :)
 
There is a very purple color to it for sure running off my sunpod. Makes the whole tank look like a purple / white ice cube. No need for any additional actinic :) Just right... well to me anyways!
 
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