Metal Halide – which one?

[5thfish]

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.

 

[kevinpo]

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