Your Experiences With XM 250 Watt 20 K DE bulbs

reefer334 · #1 08/31/2007, 05:02 PM

I just bought 2 XM 250 wat 20 k de bulbs for my reef and was just wondering if anyone else has them and how do they like them.I have been told they will produce better colors in the corals but they will grow slower,so I am just trying to get some opinnions from people that have used these bulbs before. Thanks

Trevor S · #2 08/31/2007, 07:53 PM

I have XM 20k SE Bulbs, and it brings out a lot of color in my corals. I love mine, and wouldnt go back to 10 or 14's

MrMikeB · #3 08/31/2007, 09:45 PM

I can only comment on the XM 10k bulbs - they give good PAR but really, really look horribly yellow and w/o actinics to supplement them.

reefer334 · #4 09/09/2007, 12:32 AM

Well I have had my250 watt XM 20 K DE bulbs for a week now and wow what a difference very nice colors and allready better polyp extension.Does anybody else have these bulbs?

kdblove_99 · #5 09/09/2007, 01:00 AM

I think that is all John uses on his tanks at your reef?

edsimmons · #6 09/09/2007, 12:47 PM

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Originally posted by kdblove_99
I think that is all John uses on his tanks at your reef?

SE only

kdblove_99 · #7 09/09/2007, 01:37 PM

Yep,

Didnt read original post well enough!

Yeah, I never looked into the XM 20K DE cause the Par was so bad, let us know how your growth does.

Now that i have a smaller tank and only 1 bulb to buy i will definetly try diffrent ones!

reefer334 · #8 09/09/2007, 02:47 PM

But isn't the color of the corals, is what has drawn us all in to this hobby?We all have small pieces of the ocean so if they grow to fast they will out grow are small pieces of the ocean.Just my opinnion.