Well I said I post something when I got them in so here we are.

I replaced my PFO Dual Mag 250W Ballast with 2 CV 250W Electronic Ballasts and also changed my bulbs from CV 14K to CV ReefLux 12K 250M Watt Mogul Bulbs.

I have a LUX meter so I did some rather unscientific measurements during the swap out process. Kind of interesting results.

To be somewhat consistent I took the readings at the glass on the pendant fixture.

14K bulb (7 month old bulb) on Mag Ballast : 88,000 Lux
12K RLux (New) on Mag Ballast : 106000 Lux
12K RLux (New) on Electronic Ballast: 136000 Lux

So, it looks like my old bulbs have decreased in light output somewhat. And it appears that with the electronic ballast I get a little more light output than a magnetic ballast. Cool! And the electronic ballasts are much smaller and do not generate near as much heat as the magnetic ballast.

The appearance of the 12K bulb is much whiter than the 14k bulbs but, still has a nice hint of blue to it. I like it so far. Supposedly I need to burn the bulbs 100 hours or so to see its true colors.

Maybe if nothing else my electric bill will drop a little bit? I hope so.

Here is a pic with the new bulbs installed.