Favorite 250 de's ???

[ahayes13]

I just replaced my bulbs yesterday and went with Phoenix 14k 250's. And was curious about peoples favorite 250's.
For those of you who use 250 de's or have used them in the past, what are your favorite 250's ????

i edited this to say 14k. im guessing that im wrong and they are 14's. the bulb said blue so i was 'guessing' 20k's.

 

[Viva'sReef]

Phoenix makes a 20k bulb?

 

[mpoletti]

Helios 20K

 

[wishntoboutside]

fan of the phoenix 14k that looks like a 20k

 

[FaviaFreak]

Helios 20K like Mark said

or if you have money to burn Aqualine Buschke 20K

 

[ahayes13]

Phoenix makes a 20k bulb?

i changed my original post to say 14k. im guessing im wrong and they are 14's. i thought they were 20k's. :neutral:

 

[ahayes13]

anyone have a pic of their tank with the helios 20k ?

 

[FaviaFreak]

anyone have a pic of their tank with the helios 20k ?

Steve's thread will give you a good idea of how the Helios 20K look

http://reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18240&highlight=helios

you get a lot of blue but with a ton of par out of the Helios which is why a lot of reefers like them

 

[amore169]

Where's the best place to get the Helios?

 

[stylaster]

I use the Aqualine 20K

 

[ahayes13]

thanks for the link !!!

Steve's thread will give you a good idea of how the Helios 20K look

http://reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18240&highlight=helios

you get a lot of blue but with a ton of par out of the Helios which is why a lot of reefers like them

 

[FaviaFreak]

I use the Aqualine 20K

I do too and Love them!

 

[treylane]

Have used AB 20k's and Helios 20k's, they're nearly identical except that the Helios seem to last a bit longer. (on PFO HQI ballasts) At least, they used to - the latest batch I received looked awesooooome for the first two months, and then wound up just being solid creepy blacklight sorta blue. Not sure what's going on there.

I just picked up some 12k reeflux bulbs (and e-ballasts) and love the look of em so far, though they're definitely not as bright as some other bulbs I've tried.

 

[dknuckles]

I love the Phoenix bulb. Tried the XM 20k but went back to Phoenix.
It says blue but the Phoenix also has "PEC" on it

 

[macawmagic]

helio 20k. love them more than my old phoenix's!

 

[Paul_N]

I use and love Phoenix 14k 250. I like it cause it is not too blue like the 20k's. I can't stand the Blue Barney look. I like the ice blue of the phoenix.

 

[ahayes13]

thanks for all the input everyone. i think on my next bulb purchase i might try something different. maybe the helios, lots of people seem to like.