For those of you using a 250 watt single ended 14K bulb which one do you like the best and how is its PAR rating
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400 gallon reef, Bubble King 300, I~Spin, 2 x 10,000K BLV 400W, 2 x 20,000K Radium 400W, 2 x 6,400K Osram 400W, Schuran Jetstream 1, AquaController Pro
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Aqua Connect. They are pricey ($115 ea.), and hard to to get hold of, but the overall appearance (slightly bluish white) is very pleasing, and they really make the colors of fish corals etc. "pop".
They have the highest PAR of any 14K bulb; provided they are used with electronic, or, ideally, magnetic HQI ballasts. For some reason the PAR is low with standard magnetic ballasts.
Tom:fish2:Current Tank: 75g sps restarted with ZEOvit August 2004, Aqua Connect 14K 250W SE MH x 2, SLS HQI ballasts, 54W blueplus T5s x 2, H&S A150 external (recirculating) skimmer, Tunze Stream 6060, 6000 with single controller, Geo Ca reactor, in-sump ZEOvit reactor from Madison, Aquacontroller
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