Ebay MH bulbs
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lordofthereef
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Just thought I would add that those who have had issues with these specific bulbs should post their comments. It is useless for you to say "don't buy these because they are cheap and lighting isn't a place to go cheap" if you have not even used them. Plenty of people have been using them and showing pics of their tanks and things are going very well for them. If you have an opinion, back it up with something more than "pricier is better", as that is what cmpanies who charge you an arm and a leg for anything WANT you to think.
Psionicdragon
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I think the poster was stating about a different bulb. he added a title on his reply.
reefnjunkie
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Do you run actinics as well? I pulled my DE 250 20K and put the 14K back in. Without running my 4-65 watt PC actinics the light is to "yellow/white" for me but with the actinics on its perfect-for my taste, I put the 14K back in for growth but if I did not have the actinics I would have stuck with the 20K.
Its been a few months I will get par readings and see how they are. At 1st I was getting readings of 400 at the bottom of the tank-22 Inches from the bottom of my fixture, over 800 3 inches below the surface-FYI
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ironwill723
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I wasn't planning on running any actinics. I am hoping with the 3 20ks I won't need to run any additional bulbs to achieve the color I am looking for. I will play around with it though when they arrive and see what the tank looks like color wise.
lordofthereef
One reef to rule them all
I would say it is a little more white than blue but really not much. You really can tell that it is nit just white. I guess I am trying to say that they are not SO blue that the entire room has a blue hue to it.
Krystalklear
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So are those PAR readings good?
HerdofCrickets
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Ammore - what K rating is your bulbs? 20K? With our w/o actinics? Pulsrite?
ironwill723
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Does anyone know what is going on with Light Spectrum Enterprise (trust_deals)? I ordered 3 x 250w 20ks and a UV bulb on 11/19 and have yet to receive anything other than an automated invoice after purchase and no shipping info whatsoever. I have emailed the customer service and called but I can not reach anyone there. Anyone have any info on what their deal is?
tangtang clown
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They sent a business card with my order. I can look for it when I get home if you would like.
ironwill723
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That would be great. I can't seem to reach anyone in the company.
ironwill723
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bump for tangtang clown.
saw wave analog
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Since it's been requested more than a few times, and I have both 14k and 20k Plusrite bulbs, I just put together a comparison photo. My tank is a 75g with dual 175w magnetic ballast mogul style MHs. As far as appearance goes, the 20k are much better in my opinion, and the opinion of the few people that have also witnessed them here in person side by side.
These photos were taken with no ambient light, just the tank lights in an otherwise dark room. The camera settings are identical for both pics, as was the tripod setting. The photos are unedited aside from cropping and combining them. The 20k bulbs are around 2 months old, and the 14k's are around the same.
anyway, here is the pic. I don't have a par meter, but to my peepers the 20k bulbs are a bit brighter overall. The photo loses some of the glow the tank has in person obviously, but it is pretty close to accurate as far as the general color goes... though the 14k is not quite so yellow looking in person
Do I think they are good bulbs? Absolutely. growth is good even on the 20k, color is very good... I have no complaints, I did have one show up broken, they sent me a replacement immediately after i sent them a pic of the broken bulb. Shipping was fast... 100% satisfaction, I see no reason anyone would need an 80$ bulb. I stocked up on them
These photos were taken with no ambient light, just the tank lights in an otherwise dark room. The camera settings are identical for both pics, as was the tripod setting. The photos are unedited aside from cropping and combining them. The 20k bulbs are around 2 months old, and the 14k's are around the same.
anyway, here is the pic. I don't have a par meter, but to my peepers the 20k bulbs are a bit brighter overall. The photo loses some of the glow the tank has in person obviously, but it is pretty close to accurate as far as the general color goes... though the 14k is not quite so yellow looking in person
Do I think they are good bulbs? Absolutely. growth is good even on the 20k, color is very good... I have no complaints, I did have one show up broken, they sent me a replacement immediately after i sent them a pic of the broken bulb. Shipping was fast... 100% satisfaction, I see no reason anyone would need an 80$ bulb. I stocked up on them
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ironwill723
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Did you order them through trust deals on ebay? Still haven't heard from them about my bulbs. Do you have a contact number?
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saw wave analog
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I believe I did actually. I've made several specialty light orders from a couple different ebay vendors and have never had a problem.
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