Ebay MH bulbs

[1DeR9_3Hy]

That's really strange considering you're almost 3000 miles away from him and I'm maybe 100. I'm starting to get a bit worried. I emailed him to ask what was up. Last time I asked (over a week ago) he told me it should be any day.

How does he ship?

USPS seems to be having a hard time with packages lately....ive lost a few :mad2:

 

[Dyraxe]

have ordered 2 times from trust_deals and both times I got it in a few days. I am in FL.

 

[ERICinFL]

I'm in FL too and it only took about 4 days. Keep on him about it, he won't do you wrong. My friend bought the 14ks, didn't like them and trust_deals replaced them promptly with the 20ks.

 

[Amoore311]

I got my bulbs in 3 days. I'm in NY.


Also, for the person who asked a few posts up.

I have the 14K 250 Watt HQI DE Bulbs.

 

[DRC69]

So do you like the look of the 14K DE bulbs?
Thx

 

[mfin77]

I am looking to buy these bulbs.

Are these the ones everybody is talking about?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2pcs-250W14K-Met...556c603e6&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14#ht_4866wt_1014

thanks,
Mike

 

[mfin77]

Stupid question-

are these pulse type or probe type Mh bulbs?


thanks

 

[arredondojason]

I got my bulbs in 3 days. I'm in NY.


Also, for the person who asked a few posts up.

I have the 14K 250 Watt HQI DE Bulbs.

that is awsome i can wait to see your par ratings on these bulbs i have the exact same setup with 3 bulbs 14K DE250W bulbs. I live in new york as well i am currently deployed and am coming home in 1 month i cant wait to get these over my new 240 gallon tank i figured that this would be the best time to upgrade right.lol my wife was not as happy about it as me but oh well.lol.

 

[Jsin]

I am looking to buy these bulbs.

Are these the ones everybody is talking about?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2pcs-250W14K-Met...556c603e6&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14#ht_4866wt_1014

thanks,
Mike

No those are not the same bulbs. The bulbs are from LSE ( Light Spectrum Enterprises) The ebay sellers name is Trust_Deals. there are some links thru out this thread. You can go to www.LightSpectrumStore.com also. Hope that helps.

 

[mfin77]

I see everybody talking about de bulbs,

Are the Single ended just as good?

 

[law086]

Just wanted to let everybody know that my bulbs came in today. I'm not sure why they took so long, the return address was philly and I'm about an hour north of philly.

Fired them up and I'm liking the color. Got 175w 14k SE. Slightly bluer than my XM 10k but not too blue.

 

[tangtang clown]

Pics?

 

[mfin77]

Just wanted to let everybody know that my bulbs came in today. I'm not sure why they took so long, the return address was philly and I'm about an hour north of philly.

Fired them up and I'm liking the color. Got 175w 14k SE. Slightly bluer than my XM 10k but not too blue.

Could I see a pic, I have the same bulbs. I am debating whether to go with 14k or 20k.
thanks
Mike

 

[smcfall176]

I've tried ebay bulbs out of Canada and will never do that again! Caused my first ever algae problem. Whent back to Hamilton and no problems that is after I got it under control.

 

[Amoore311]

So do you like the look of the 14K DE bulbs?
Thx

I do like them. I don't have any actinic over the tank and I'm pleased with the way they look.

The guy in my reef club with the part meter said he should have it today for me. At the latest I'll get it on Saturday @ our club meeting.

 

[Amoore311]

Ok just got finished posting some par measurements.

These are (3) 250 Watt DE HQI 14K Bulbs from the Plusrite guys on ebay. Note, these bulbs have no markings on them at all, and no markings on the box that infact say "plusrite".


This is a 180 Gallon 6' x 2' x 2'. They bulbs have been in for 12 days.

Excuse the huge picture...

All of the readings towards the middle of the tank are a bit lower since they are under a glass center brace.

The top 500 measurement is right under the waters surface. The 800-900 readings were right under the bulbs' protective glass.

Everything was done with an Apogee QMSS-E Quantum Meter. Serial # 1715 is that matters.

 

[phorge]

Very nice... I've been following this thread for a while hoping someone would get par values on these. Thanks for doing this.

 

[Amoore311]

Does anyone know how these would compare to a phoenix 14k, or some of the other comparable bulbs out there?

I don't follow halides very much, this is my first halide fixture.


Are the numbers I posted any good? Or are they low/mediocre?

 

[phorge]

Marc has some par readings posted from a 24" deep tank on his site. They aren't Phoenix, but it's something...

http://www.melevsreef.com/par_readings.html

 

[MentalDragon]

I just ordered 3 x 250w 20k and 3x 250w 14k from Trust_deals. I bought both the 20k and 14k to see which ones I like better.

My Current lighting setup is the following on a 75g mixed Reef:

2 x 250w 12k Reeflux SE MH on Coralvue Electronic Ballasts
4 x 110w VHO (2 x UV Actinic White and 2x UV Actinic 454) on ARO Ballast

I'm not sure if there is anything else I could add to this, but if you want me to do some type of testing... let me know.

Oh.. the 3rd bulb will be going on my 40 Breeder Frag Tank:

1 x 250w 12k Reeflux SE MH on generic Ballast
2 x T5HO UV Super Actinic on IceCap 440