View Full Version : What k halides to buy
It is time for me to purchase new bulbs , have been using 10,000k and was wondering if I should go with 20,000 k bulbs.
Never actually seen them working yet so does anyone have any comments?
How much "blue" do you want? 20k bulbs are pretty blue. Do you have any actinic lighting now?
gbolton
01-26-2004, 7:42 AM
I personally like the look of th 20K. I have been using the 250 watt 20K SM bulb for about 1.5 months now and love the look.
SM??? what does sm stand for? I do also have 2 high output actinics in my hood. They are very blue colour. Would the Halide actually be that blue, if yes then maybe I would not want them. Right now my 10,000s seem very bright almost too bright to me. My supplier offers 10,000s or 20,000s and nothing in between. Currently I have 3 halide bulbs in my hood but have been running only 2 of them because the tank is very bright. And have 2 actinics. maybe I should run 3 20,000s and not run the actinics. Would really like to see a pic using the 20s. Gbolton do you have a pic???
gbolton
01-27-2004, 7:48 AM
I will try and get a pic I dont have a digital. Sorry SM was suppose to be XM. Its the brand of bulb.