Phoenix vs Ushio - back to the past

[IanJ]

For several years i have used Phoenix 250W DE 1400K bulbs, most recent in Lumenarc reflectors, but always magnetic ballasts, so the colour is white with a touch of blue.
Over this time, growth was ok, but colours have not always been to my taste. It's been difficult to keep some reds and some other corals that originally had purple tips, purple and i always felt that some corals reacted well,others not so well.
Last week i bought a pair of Ushio 250W DE 10,000K's and fired them up, visually they look very white to the eye, but a bit of a shock when looking at the tank after using the 14K's for so long.
After adding 3 54W T5 Blue+ and 1 T5 Actinic, the view was more pleasing to the eye.
After 1 week i am seeing a significant change and improvement in the colours of my corals, colours are becoming deeper, corals that had lost their coloured tips or become washed out are now colouring up.
As people tend to continue to move towards high K bulbs, i must say taking the trip back has so far proved pleasing.
I am hoping that these initial changes continue to improve over the next months.