Best PAR 38 bulb

[duke62]

Which company makes the best PAR38 bulb for color,spread and PAR?

 

[Master Shake]

i have the eco xotic which is 19w and the orpheks par 38 bulbs which are 24w on my 30, the orpheks are hands down better than the eco exotics. they look bluer and are not as bright as the eco's but give the coral a much nicer color and growth rate than the eco. the eco has extremely narrow optics i think 30 degrees and the orphek i believe has 60 giving it a much broader and wider radius of light. the eco almost looks like a spotlight with how narrow the optics are. also the shimmer affect is way too much by the eco, its hard to explain without a visual or real good photo but there is a lot going on is all i can say, i have 2 of the orpheks and one of the eco (only because i got it used for a great price) so i think you know where my vote is any more questions shoot me a pm

 

[Master Shake]

check this out, here is my thread on the 30, the eco is the bulb on the right and the ultra trach pic was taken under the orpheks without any editing with my iphone camera so you tell me how you think it makes stuff look

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/reefs-beginners/139769-back-business-baby.html

 

[prattreef]

I have been very happy with my Rapid LED PAR 38 over my 12g. nano.

 

[james1990]

I ran my Ledtric par 38 zooman full spec for a few months and was very happy with it