250 mh 10K.. HAMILTON vs (NEW) AQUALINE-BUSHKE

[yznhmr]

oK GUYS ANYONE HAVE THE NEW (LAST 3 MONTHS) AB 250 WATT BULBS? I HEAR THE HAMILTONS ARE BLUER THAN THE OLD AB BUT THE NEW AB ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE 13K EVEN THO THEY ARE SOLD AS 10K AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE VERY BLUE LIKE THE HAMILTONS..ANY OPINIONS??, MY NEW 120 IS DONE (99%) AND I HAVE THE 65K 250'S ON IT AND I DONT LIKE IT...HELP.. THE AB'S ARE MUCH CHEEPER ( LIKE $79 EACH)

 

[arnjer]

I have pix of the following:
1) Hamilton 10K 250 watt
2) Blueline 10K 250 watt
3) Ushio 10K 250 watt

These are pix of the bulbs the first day they were fired so the color could be misleading.
Also the Hamilton and Ushio are what I am running now on my 90 gal and at first when you turn them on you can see a difference, but after they are on a minute or two you can't tell the difference.

Jerry

 

[gerowe]

I believe that the Aqualine Buske 250K bulbs need to be fired by an HQI ballast and so would likely not work--or not work well--on the ballast you've already got. I'm not sure about this, but you might call PFO to double check before commiting to the AQ bulbs, which are, I've been told, quite beautiful.

George