RE: Help with SPS

[SteveM]

Tom and All,   I know Iwaski only produces a 250w 65K bulb however, I have both a 250w ballast and a 175w MH ballast over my reef. If I did decide to go with a 250w Iwaski bulb for the 250 watter, what could I partner that bulb with for my 175w ballast??? The ONLY 175w 65K bulb I can find is a Hamilton, SuperBright 65k bulb. Do you have any suggestions short of tossing the 175w ballast???   Thanks SteveM.     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help with SPS   (JhhnMffft) You should take a look at the Iwasaki 6500K , driven by IceCap electronic ballasts, they don't look piss-yellow at all, in fact I was rather surprised myself to see how "crisp"-white it looked. I don't have any O3 Actinic on this particular SPS grow out tank...YES, the colors do look more dramatic with a 10K lamp, but at the same time I've got turqoise-blue tipped Acro that grows very quickly.I'v also got some purple Montipora that is VERY PURPLE under the same system (2-250 W 6500K's on a 24"x48" tank that is only 12 inches tall) Some have growth rates as high as 3/8 of an inch per month !   FWIW,              Tom               Reefgar Coralfarms