250 MH Bulb

[re_vogel]

I have a pfo fixture with a 250K icecap e-ballast. The fixture has two 32 Watt Attinic PC fixtures. I am looking for a true white 10000K bulb with good ppfd to go over my 75 Gal. Any suggestions. Also, pictures of the bulb over the tank would be helpful.
Also, is there anything I can't keep under this setup?
Thanks

 

[wangotango]

Google Sanjay Joshi reef lighting tests. He's tested just about every halide bulb/ballast combo. Only downside is that there aren't any pictures.
You can keep whatever you want.
-Justin

 

[re_vogel]

I was thinking about the XM 10000K. It seems to have the best PPFD. Does anyone know what they look like.

 

[gweezpie]

xm 10,000K is a great one

 

[re_vogel]

Is it a White bulb. I have the attinics but I don't what a green or yellow tint. I want it to be white?

 

[gweezpie]

Yes white and supplement with Actinics is very nice.

 

[re_vogel]

Thanks

 

[candycane]

I still like Hamilton's.

 

[mr_x]

i had an xm 10k over a 30 cube a while back and i found it to be a bit too yellow for my taste.
here's a pic-

 

[mr_x]

and here's some food for thought. in this picture i had one of each lamp over my tank(the ushio was a 400 watter though)-

 

[veni vidi vici]

I like the look of the reeflux.I have a 20k Radium and 2-20k XMs.They will be fired up by this weekend.Ill post picks if you want to see what they look like.

 

[jam marine]

i just purchased hamilton 14 k-250,quite pleased with the look,and the growth rate.