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Old 01/08/2008, 12:54 PM
fulmonty fulmonty is offline
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XM or Ushio for 250w 10k

anyone have any input on one or the other, or photos. Can't decide which one to do with for my PFO standard MH ballasts 250w. I would need 3, so if anyone also knows the best place to get them (cheapest), feel free to respond. Thanks in advance.

matt
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:01 PM
SuperAWE SuperAWE is offline
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Chck this site out:

http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:11 PM
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thats awesome - just what i was looking for. feel free to keep the suggestions coming. decisions decisions
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:41 PM
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I chose the XM as it has the highest PAR of the 10K bulbs.
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:43 PM
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I greatly prefer the color of the XM 10K to the Ushio 10K. The Ushio was way too yellow.
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Old 01/08/2008, 04:10 PM
DanInSD DanInSD is offline
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Anyone know if there is anything comparable for double-ended bulbs? I've been led to believe that double-ended (HQI) bulbs driven by electronic ballasts give the brightest, cleanest MH light, and look "bluer" (is that a word?) than their mogul counterparts.

Thanks,
Dan
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Old 01/08/2008, 04:14 PM
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Mine was DE bulbs and electronic ballast.
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