Bulb recommendations

[Lee]

I have a mixed reef 39G Cadlight Pro X-1 system with a 150W HQI metal halide, 24W x 2 24" T5HO Actinics and LEDHO moonlights. I am looking to replace the 150W HQI & the T5HO bulbs. Any suggestions?

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I would highly recommend LEDs but you'll have to look around and see what type of fixture will work for your setup.

 

[Lee]

Thanks lfsmaringuy, but I am looking to replace my bulbs, not my light fixture. Any bulb recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[Ziggy]

When I had MH I like phenix 14K.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

For halides I like Ushios, very natural looking light but you still get a lot of broad spectrum color pop without that super blue look. They look a lot like the BLV bulbs.

For the T5s there are a lot of options but at that point it's more about color and personal preference so all I can say is get two different bulbs to get the best results colorwise, maybe a blue and a purple/pink spectrum.

 

[bigchriss04]

bulb

+1 go with the phoenix

 

[h2o]

+1 on the pheonix bulb

 

[akma]

Pheonix 14k bulbs and ATI blue + for the T5