Metal Halide – which one?

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5thfish

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Hello,
I have a 100gallon reef aquarium, and I’m trying to replace existing lighting, which are (VHOs and 250W Odyssea Metal Halide) with a new 250 watt Complete 14k MH Retrofit Kit from Coral Vue. My question is – is Coral Vue a good Metal Halide?
Also, what is better – Double Ended or Single Ended Bulb.

Thank you.
 
Hello,
The advantage of DE bulbs is that they are lower profile and produce high PAR. So if high light corals are what you plan to keep DE's are a good choice. There used to be less color selection with DE bulbs but many K ratings are available now.

HTH,
Kevin
 
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