questions about my set up

bratliff;610310 wrote: Summer is coming... your temp is ok now but you'll need to watch it.

i see a mini chiller in my future
dont get me wrong i like the mesh tops but i wanted to avoid all the salt build up on my lights so i wanted to keep the glass tops
 
Jaycen B.;610323 wrote: How many hours have you ran that bulb? I would let it burn in and then see. My vote is phoenix if you do not like that bulb.

thanks for the advise
i didnt know they had to burn in
now that you mention it i looked at my tank and it does seem a little more blue than yesterday
 
I'd like to tag along here since I just made the switch to halides as well. I went from 6x54 T5's to 2x250 HQI and 4x54 T5s. The old fixture sat on top of the tank and until I can figure out the legs on this one, so had the halide fixture. My temp is actually LOWER with the halides!!:eek:

Also, with regard to bulbs. Mine, too has two 15K and it's very bright, but I'm missing some of the blues I got with my old set up. Wouldn't the 14K bulb you guys are mentioning be MORE white(yellow) than the 15K he and I are running?
 
Phoenix is the only de bulb I would run in a 150w or 250w.Price is nice too.
 
I'm running two SE 400w Radiums and love the color so far. If you can get a radium in a 250w form I would go that route. I had Phoenix 14k 250w over my old solana and I liked it but I'm loving the Radiums ATM.
 
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