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    Posted: November 26 2008 at 10:23am
I am looking for some 150 HQI 10000 bulbs.  I am reading through brand descriptions and some say purer color and some longer lasting.  Which brands are best (best bang for the $) and how often should I change them?
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Powerpaq makes one that has more blue than other 10k bulbs. 
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i like our 150 radiums
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I am also looking for a good brand. I want 250 HQI 20000K (Blu, Right?)
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I was looking at the powerpaqs.  Have you used them?
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Originally posted by Cameron Cameron wrote:

I am also looking for a good brand. I want 250 HQI 20000K (Blu, Right?)
 
i would get pheonix 14ks... they are so blue you cant even tell when our actinics are on or off.
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Nice. I love blue tanks!
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Sorry, I mistated about the Powerpaq.
 
I have used the 150w 14k Powerpaq and currently use the 20k.  The 14k is a crisp white (no yellow or blue), 20k has a bit of blue to make colors pop out better.  My 205w Phoenix 14k are bluer than the 150w 20k Powerpaq.
 
I hated my Aqualine bulbs!  I had two 13k and a 20k.  Very yellow.


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I tried others but I always go back to phoenix bulbs.  Both 150 and 250 w
I try to change them out every 8- 10 months
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I agree with both Crystal & Brad... Pheonix 14K is probably the best looking all-around "bluish" bulb; certainly best "bang for the buck" -

Plus, they have pretty good PAR values for such a blue-looking bulb Thumbs Up

 
 
 
 
 
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