10,000k's Bulb

[Ansphire]

Hey guys. I just connected my 10,000k's 150 MH.. and It looks Yellow!!!!..

I thought 10k was suposed to be white!.... I don't like it...

is 14,k white or is that more blue.. any pictures with the difference?..

The only thing that made it better is the 55w 50/50 that I turned on at the same time...

 

[camaroracer214]

it depends a lot on the manufacturer...i have a 20K xm bulb that looks more like 14k. i've seen 10k look white, while some look more yellow. what brand bulb are you using?

 

[Anonymous]

I have both the 250 XM 10k and 14k. The 10k is white, and the 14k has a blue tint to it. Id say get good bulbs as the cheaper ones dont output the color you want. Look as Sanjay's site. http://www.reeflightinginfo.arvixe.com/index.htm

 

[mr_X]

also, the ballast can make the bulb put out less light than it's supposed to. i've seen 2 of the same brand and kelvin temperature look different because of 2 different ballasts.

you could replace the 50/50 with a straight actinic...that would knock some of the yellow out.

 

[Ansphire]

the bulb is an XM... screw bulb.. maybe its the ballast... It is very old.... that stinks..

Anyone has an electronic ballast for me?.. .. . ..lol

 

[Anonymous]

the bulb is an XM... screw bulb.. maybe its the ballast... It is very old.... that stinks..

Anyone has an electronic ballast for me?.. .. . ..lol

I have the 20K XM bulbs. It was a bit towards the blue side, but I had no complaints. I had some guy come over and tell me that the 14K Phoenix is bluer than my setup. I'm gonna give them a try for my next set of bulbs. I had 10K (Current USA brand?) and it was quite yellow. It may not be the most pleasing to the eye but it's definitely a good bulb.

 

[mr_X]

wow..i had a 250 watt XM 15k hqi that was totally blue. it looked like i had straight actinics on!
it was running on that junk ballast though......

10k xm with cheapo ballast-

15k xm with same ballast-

 

[yacn]

I use 250W BlueLine E ballasts with XM 10000k bulbs. They look white and I have had good results. I have also used BlueLine 14000k bulbs which have a blue tint. I run 3 MH and 2 VHO super actinics on my 150. The outer two MH are XM 10000k and the middle is BlueLine 14000K...we like the difference in lighting.