HQI Replacement Bulbs

[superclouds]

So a few months ago I got this, 48" 760W Metal Halide System (Electronic Version) - 504023 and ended up replacing both MH ballasts with IceCap 250 Watt Electronic Metal Halide/ HQI Ballast (Saltwater Aquarium Supplies > Lighting > Accessories > Ballasts > Metal Halide > 250 Watt > Electronic ).

Now I want to replace the MH bulbs as they look yellow and I dont think my corals are doing as well as they should be. What should I get for a rating and what are some good brand names? I have mixed LPS and SPS and i'm leaning more towards SPS as time goes on. I want things to grow fast and have good color. Any opinions are welcome please.

[lunatik_69]

The K-rating of the bulb is a personal preference(imo) I like the 14000k bulb myself, not to white or blue, in the middle. There are alot of good names out there, again thats a personal preference, but here are some; Agualine, Hamilton, Ocean, Icecap(only seen 400w), Current, Ushio, XM, SPS(tangster sells these) to name a few. Luna

[reef_guru]

Reef Specialty

reeflux bulbs are the best ive used so far the par ratings are higher than most with a color range that suits the corals, i use 12k

[superclouds]

Thanks for input!