Metal Halide bulbs

sslater0679 · Jul 31, 2011

I have the Aquatic Life R7S HID Light Fixture, I belive it is a fairley new product, at least thats what the ad said. For some reason one of the bulbs that came with it is putting off a little bluer color than the other bulb. Is this normal for HID bulbs, or should i look into changing my bulbs with a different brand. The ones that are in it now are the bulbs that came with the fixture, 14,000K 150W R7S bulbs by Aquatic Life.

Thanks, Spencer

JR's Reef · Jul 31, 2011

Dont know about the bulbs your running but most bulbs have a burn in period and they will shift colors during that time. Id give them a little time and see if it gets better if not change to a different brand of bulb

sslater0679 · Jul 31, 2011

JR's Reef said:
Dont know about the bulbs your running but most bulbs have a burn in period and they will shift colors during that time. Id give them a little time and see if it gets better if not change to a different brand of bulb

I have had them running for a week now, about 6 hours a day. I will give them a little more time. What's a good brand for metal halide bulbs.