Which bulb do you like better??

[shortcake]

So I personally like the 10k look because I think there is more richness in color. And I may add a blue t5 but I wanted to see what you guys think...

Here's the XM 10k (250w SE w/electronic ballast)

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Here's the Radium 20k (250w SE w/electronic ballast)

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[Hydrus]

Love the 10K look :)

[chilli_reef]

Personally, when I ran dual 250's I was in love with the Hamilton 14k.
You have to watch for algae out breaks using straight 10k.
That 20k radium looks pretty sweet too....

[AZRippster]

Nothing against anyone's photography, but these two pictures appear dependent upon the camera used. I'm currently running Hamilton 14K but have tried Radium as well. When I take pictures of the 14K and 20K, the blues overpower the image and look nothing like it does in person. Just like when I dive, unless I'm using a diffuser on my strobe and filters, blues take over anything I shoot and obviously the deeper I go the worse it gets. Unless deep, it doesn't look like that in person. Fiddling with exposure and balance can also help offset this, but I'm still too much of a novice to know all those settings.