Re: Help with SPS

[Neptune]

I have the Iwasaki 6500k's as well (250 watt)  They are awesome!  I have two on my 125 gallon reef, and I have had the same bulbs for over 3 years!  My corals and I both love them!  FWIW   Craig (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