[pipbarr]

Fidojoe,

I got the same aquamedic light with the xm 250w de bulb from hellolights. Great light, but I now have to cool my tank because it gets pretty hot. Mine's been running for about a month now, and it has definitely turned less blue after the burn in. The color now looks more crisp white, with just a hint of blue. Actually, I kinda wish it was just a little more blue, but I like the look over my old pc's any day. It sure was a pain to have to replace 4X96 watt pc bulbs on a college budget!

I acclimated everything by keeping the light on for about 9 hours a day, but starting it about 20" above the water, and moving it down a little every few days. Everything did fine, and I'm now starting to see some color change in the corals. My green bubble changed from bright green to a drab olive green in the first few weeks, but has since started to get brighter than before.

Philip