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[Reef runt]

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150watt Phoenix 14k lamps?

[Fastlight Distributors]

Originally posted by Reef runt@Jan 2 2006, 20:06
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150watt Phoenix 14k lamps?
Hi, sorry no, we can offer BLV and Coralvue 150w DE 14k lamps.
Dont know much about Phoenix lamps other than they are manufactured in Japan and are supposed to be very blue.
Sorry we cant help.
Michelle Wade :wave:
www.marine-lighting.co.uk

[Reef runt]

cheers , i knw there blue but there ment to have more PAR than 10k blv's .

cheers for the answer

[Reef bloke]

The 14k blv are supposed to have very good par,i dont think they are far off of the pheonix(PEC) and i would actually say that the BLV 14k would have higher par.Depends on the ballast your running too with regards to PAR ratings.
The Pheonix lamp is blue and the BLV 14k is a crisp white,the usual rule is that the bluer the lamp the lower the par.
Sanjay Joshi reported a PPFD(PAR) of
66 for a Hit(BLV) 250 lamp de)Sheilded)
69 for a Pheonix 14k 250 lamp de Sheilded)
both running Ice cap ballasts

I dont think your corals will notice the difference although the BLV will have more in the red/yellow spectrum so you may get higher growth with the BLV.

I think Sanjay is going to test the 14k BLV/Ushio lamps soon and the CV Reeflux lamps.

Sanjay Joshi's site (http://www.reeflightinginfo.arvixe.com/index.htm)

[Reef runt]

cheers for tht one reef bloke :D