XM10K to AC14K - Worth it?

[jay24k]

I'm considering going back to the AC14K that I used to run on my 44 gallon. I popped the 7 month old bulb in the left socket and I love the color. Really crisp white blue look. Par is a bit less then the XM but not very much on the icecap ballast. So should I make the jump? Will 3 of them light of my tank like the XM's do? I have extremely high growth in my tank now and I don't want to lose it but would like some nice pops in my corals.

I'll try to get a side by side picture tommorrow and see if anyone has any opinions. I hate lighting choices.

[theatrus]

If you find a source for AC bulbs in the US, let me know ;)

[mg426]

I just changed my XM 10ks to hamilton 14ks SE. I like the color way better, going to watch things for a while and see if everything is happy, so far so good.

[jay24k]

Only thing I didnt care about the hamilitons was the low par. I know 2 places who sell them. One is for 119 and the other is 100.19. If you want, I'll post the links.

[want2reef]

Where did you find them for $100?

[jay24k]

Store in tampa has them. I emailed them to see if they have any in stock. I saw them post on another site on 8/6 saying they had 50 I believe. If they do have them, I'll post their info. There store locally is really nice.

[jay24k]

Talked to the store and they only have 175w left. The company they deal with to get them I guess is really horrible to deal with. So I guess I have to get em from the other place at 119 a bulb.

Here is the link for that one.
http://www.aquaristics.com/pro_lighthit.php

edit: Ugh they are sold out now! SOAB!

[want2reef]

Thanks for the info. :)