Which 150w DE MH bulb?

[Quis]

I'm looking for a 150w DE bulb that is white with no yellow at all from the bulb. It seems like alot of people like the Phoenix 14k for it's color, but everyone is also saying that its a 20k bulb. I also hear that the Reeflux 10k is really good for color, and par, but some say that it's yellow and some say that it's not. I don't want a 20k bulb because it makes the tank look too blue, and the par goes way down. I'm looking for a bulb that is crisp white. or crisp white with a blue hue. Par is also important. The MH blubs will have 2x39w T5 for actinic. Pic will be great. Thanks for your help.

[Quis]

Bump.

[DarG]

Aqualine 10000. It measures around 11000K with the glass shield. It is a crisp white, perhaps with a very slight hint of blue. But, no yellow. That's on an e-ballast. Dont have pictures, I'm not using 150 watt anymore. But I did use this bulb. It's got excellent par for a 150 watt white bulb with NO yellow.
The Reeflux 10000K should work as well. I have never heard them described as being yellow. I've heard that some of them have had a pink tint, but not yellow. My 250 watters are white with slight blue hue but that doesn't mean the 150 watt are the same. What I do have direct experience with is that Aqualine bulb though. It's a great bulb. Maybe the highest par white bulb that doesnt have any yellow. If not the highest, its really close. And if you are running T5's as well, you shouldnt have any problems getting a nice bit of blue tint.

[lsuberl]

I'm pretty happy with my Reeflux 12K's. They have a nice color to them, and no yellow (at least to my eyes).

[dailydriven911]

agree... reeflux 12k for a bright white with a blue tint. I'm running the phoenix 14k and it's the opposite bright blue w/ a white tint.

[Quis]

Do you know how much par do you lose going from the Reeflux 10k to th 12k reeflux?

[grigsy]

Ushio 150 watt 10K is a nice white color.

[jmkins]

I use phoenix on a ss hqi ballast. they are blue but not as blue as some of the 20k tanks I've seen. My friend had a 250 on an e-ballast and it seemed bluer than my tank.

[DarG]

Reeflux 12000K is popular for it's color, not it's par. I dont have the numbers and I dont think that Sanjay lists them for the DE versions, but I believe that the drop off is pretty signifigant from the Reeflux 10KK to the 12KK.

[GQuinn]

Ushio 14k 150 watt has a nice white appearance with a slight hint of blue.

[sirreal63]

I am hooked on XDE 150 watt 10k's, excellent par and good color too.
With a single 160 watt actintic



Older pic, no actintic

[Quis]

Does any one have any pics of the Reeflux 10k? I think I might go with the Reeflux with 2x39W t5 actinic, that should give a crisp white color with a blue tint. What you all think?