Ushio MH bulbs

[ceige]

Is a 10,000K ? Ushio a recommended MH bulb? I never had MH before and I am ordering one tomorrow and not sure what the differences are between the manufactures. I will have 150 watts of VHO S Actinic with this new 175 watt MH 10K. I have seen the web sites with pics of the light but you can?t take that too much at heart.

Just curious what you all have to say.

 

[NateHanson]

Ushio 10K 175W is a nice bright white color in my experience. Not at all yellow or blue. Right in the middle. Should be good with VHO supplementation, although I don't know whether it'll be a little too blue with that much actinic and only one 10K MH.

 

[ceige]

I was thinking maybe one 50/50 on the vho's as well...........either way I have the 50/50 on it now and I can play with the blue aspect a bit the VHO's are 75 watt each (this is on my 29) not much room for two MH.

 

[NateHanson]

Yeah, messing with the VHO color will allow you to play around until you're happy.

I had a coralvue 10K MH bulb over my 30g with 190 watts of VHO , and I found one 10K bulb and 1 actinic gave me the color I was looking for.

Nate

 

[jango]

I really like this bulb. It is a very crisp white, I usually don't even run actinics...

 

[ceige]

Sweet thanks for the feedback!

 

[Greg Hiller]

I've used the USHIO before, but found the color a bit harsh. I've been using the 10K XM's for a while now and really like the results. The 10K XM's did extremely well in Sanjay's testing on actual photosynthetically active radiation measurements.

 

[Mike A]

I will have 150 watts of VHO S Actinic with this new 175 watt MH 10K

I think you'll be happy with this lighting combination. In the past, I've used the 175 watt 10k bulbs from Hamilton (which are the same a Ushio). Used in combination with the VHO 03 bulbs, you'll get a nice effect.

What size aquarium (depth) are you going to use these bulbs over ?

Greg, after reading the results of Sanjays testing, I've picked up a pair of 10k XM bulbs and plan to swap over in the never-ending pursuit of the perfect reef lighting. I'm using 400 watt now.

 

[ceige]

Mike it is a standard 29 Gal AGA 30x12x18 .......