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Unread 08/18/2011, 09:52 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by ridetheducati View Post
Radiums are by far the most popular and the performance cannot be matched. However, like anything in life, you must be aware of the drawbacks. More specifically, Radiums should be changed every 6-8 months.

Primary Goal:
Growth - 6,500K - 10,000K
Color - 14,000K - 20,000K

Generally when I run a SPS reef, I use Iwasaki (6,500K) or XM 10K to grow out the corals for 1-2 years and then switch to Radiums to color up the corals.
I totally agree or at least back when I was using MH.


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