best 250w 10k bulb??

naser · 12-20-2002, 09:20 PM

im using ushio's right now and have wondered why the coralifes are more expensive? ive also heard the coralifes are more blue compared to ushio's? anyone using anything else like the 250 30k radiums? let me know..

montepora · 12-21-2002, 11:57 PM

Naser:

Do you have any supplementation for the 10K UShio?? Do you have pics?? I am debating between the 250W Radium or the Ushio right now, thanx.

***zhenya*** · 12-22-2002, 01:55 AM

Andrew,
I have 250 10K Ushio's on both of my tanks.Stop by and see it in person,will ya

I have VHO actinics for supplimentation.I like those bulbs alot.
This is a shot of my 75gal.

***zhenya*** · 12-22-2002, 02:01 AM

and this is 110g

***zhenya*** · 12-22-2002, 02:05 AM

oops,wrong pic

This is very old pic,about a 2 yrs ago,but lights are still the same.

naser · 12-22-2002, 05:30 PM

im doing the same.. using two 95 watt vho atinics with my haldies...

MtnDewMan · 12-22-2002, 07:12 PM

I prefer the Aqualine bulbs. I used two 250W AB 10000k bulbs powered off a PFO Dual HQI ballast supplemented with three 110W VHO actinics.

naser · 12-22-2002, 10:05 PM

i was shooting for more mogul standard bulbs.. about to replace mine and wondered if anyone tried coralifes or hamilton?

MtnDewMan · 12-22-2002, 10:46 PM

The 10000k AB bulb is a mogul based bulb. Yes, I fire it off an HQI ballast.

montepora · 12-23-2002, 12:15 AM

Thanx, guys, still am wondering if I shuold go with two 250W Radium with 4X 55W 10K PC or two Ushio and actinics. Mmmm.... The Ushio with actinics looked blue, me like it.

MtnDewMan, didn't you post a pic of this 250W Radium you got?? It looked really blue in the pic, did you have actinics on at that time?? Are you using that bulb or you gave up??

MtnDewMan · 12-23-2002, 12:22 AM

Yes I did experiment with at 20k 250W bulb, but did not give it a chance at all to break in for 100 hours. I basically gave up on it right away as I didn't want to mess with a good thing I had going already with my current lighting.

Here is the link to that thread comparing the pictures I took ...

10k vs. 20k Experiment (Pics)

naser · 12-23-2002, 02:48 AM

good lord thats blue....... i though ab's were only double ended.... sorry. are they alot brighter with the hqi?

MtnDewMan · 12-23-2002, 10:17 AM

The 10000k bulb on HQI is more intense yes. I have tried the HQI ballast as well as the standard ballast and definately get better results using the HQI ballast, both coloration and growth.

And yes, that Radium was very very blue ... but probably would whiten up after a breakin period.

**kevinpo** · 12-23-2002, 10:51 AM

The Radiums take about 8 days to turn whiter. IMO they look a bit dim compared to a 10,000K bulb on a HQI ballast. My favorite look so far is a 10,000K and 20,000K mounted side by side. The color blends nicely.

Regards,
Kevin

montepora · 12-23-2002, 11:07 AM

Kevinpo:

What do you think if I use the 250W Radium with 4 55W 10K PC over a 120G SPS tank??? Any input on this combo???

naser · 12-23-2002, 12:20 PM

one raduim monti?

montepora · 12-23-2002, 12:22 PM

Naser:

Nop, I am going to have two radiums with 4X 55W 10K PCs, what do you think??

naser · 12-23-2002, 08:51 PM

whats the lenght?

montepora · 12-23-2002, 11:42 PM

Naser:

I have a 120G tank, so the length is 4 ft. Since I have DSB, the depth is abuot 16".

naser · 12-24-2002, 02:29 AM

see my 120 is 6 feet.... thats what thru me off. i tried two 400's on a 6 foot tank and no way did it cover it.. four feet would be nice.. you should go with vho's though.. i think youd be happier with the different colors. like aquasun, 50/50 and atinic... you have more room to change. lets say two radiums. blue right. well then you add a aquasun and a 50/50? the combos are almost endless...

12-20-2002, 09:20 PM	#1
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	best 250w 10k bulb?? im using ushio's right now and have wondered why the coralifes are more expensive? ive also heard the coralifes are more blue compared to ushio's? anyone using anything else like the 250 30k radiums? let me know..

12-21-2002, 11:57 PM	#2
montepora Tenant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 80	Naser: Do you have any supplementation for the 10K UShio?? Do you have pics?? I am debating between the 250W Radium or the Ushio right now, thanx. __________________ montepora

12-22-2002, 01:55 AM	#3
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	Andrew, I have 250 10K Ushio's on both of my tanks.Stop by and see it in person,will ya I have VHO actinics for supplimentation.I like those bulbs alot. This is a shot of my 75gal. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

12-22-2002, 02:01 AM	#4
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	and this is 110g Attached Thumbnails __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

12-22-2002, 02:05 AM	#5
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,872	oops,wrong pic This is very old pic,about a 2 yrs ago,but lights are still the same. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

12-22-2002, 05:30 PM	#6
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	im doing the same.. using two 95 watt vho atinics with my haldies...

12-22-2002, 07:12 PM	#7
MtnDewMan Mayor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mukilteo, WA Posts: 748	I prefer the Aqualine bulbs. I used two 250W AB 10000k bulbs powered off a PFO Dual HQI ballast supplemented with three 110W VHO actinics. __________________ MDM My Reef Tank Reef Frontiers

12-22-2002, 10:05 PM	#8
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	i was shooting for more mogul standard bulbs.. about to replace mine and wondered if anyone tried coralifes or hamilton?

12-22-2002, 10:46 PM	#9
MtnDewMan Mayor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mukilteo, WA Posts: 748	The 10000k AB bulb is a mogul based bulb. Yes, I fire it off an HQI ballast. __________________ MDM My Reef Tank Reef Frontiers

12-23-2002, 12:15 AM	#10
montepora Tenant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 80	Thanx, guys, still am wondering if I shuold go with two 250W Radium with 4X 55W 10K PC or two Ushio and actinics. Mmmm.... The Ushio with actinics looked blue, me like it. MtnDewMan, didn't you post a pic of this 250W Radium you got?? It looked really blue in the pic, did you have actinics on at that time?? Are you using that bulb or you gave up?? __________________ montepora

12-23-2002, 12:22 AM	#11
MtnDewMan Mayor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mukilteo, WA Posts: 748	Yes I did experiment with at 20k 250W bulb, but did not give it a chance at all to break in for 100 hours. I basically gave up on it right away as I didn't want to mess with a good thing I had going already with my current lighting. Here is the link to that thread comparing the pictures I took ... 10k vs. 20k Experiment (Pics) __________________ MDM My Reef Tank Reef Frontiers

12-23-2002, 02:48 AM	#12
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	good lord thats blue....... i though ab's were only double ended.... sorry. are they alot brighter with the hqi?

12-23-2002, 10:17 AM	#13
MtnDewMan Mayor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mukilteo, WA Posts: 748	The 10000k bulb on HQI is more intense yes. I have tried the HQI ballast as well as the standard ballast and definately get better results using the HQI ballast, both coloration and growth. And yes, that Radium was very very blue ... but probably would whiten up after a breakin period. __________________ MDM My Reef Tank Reef Frontiers

12-23-2002, 10:51 AM	#14
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,460	The Radiums take about 8 days to turn whiter. IMO they look a bit dim compared to a 10,000K bulb on a HQI ballast. My favorite look so far is a 10,000K and 20,000K mounted side by side. The color blends nicely. Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

12-23-2002, 11:07 AM	#15
montepora Tenant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 80	Kevinpo: What do you think if I use the 250W Radium with 4 55W 10K PC over a 120G SPS tank??? Any input on this combo??? __________________ montepora

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12-23-2002, 12:20 PM	#16
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	one raduim monti?

12-23-2002, 12:22 PM	#17
montepora Tenant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 80	Naser: Nop, I am going to have two radiums with 4X 55W 10K PCs, what do you think?? __________________ montepora

12-23-2002, 08:51 PM	#18
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	whats the lenght?

12-23-2002, 11:42 PM	#19
montepora Tenant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 80	Naser: I have a 120G tank, so the length is 4 ft. Since I have DSB, the depth is abuot 16". __________________ montepora

12-24-2002, 02:29 AM	#20
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	see my 120 is 6 feet.... thats what thru me off. i tried two 400's on a 6 foot tank and no way did it cover it.. four feet would be nice.. you should go with vho's though.. i think youd be happier with the different colors. like aquasun, 50/50 and atinic... you have more room to change. lets say two radiums. blue right. well then you add a aquasun and a 50/50? the combos are almost endless...

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