Ebay Retros,Worth a Look ?

[1boatnut]

Need a light for my 125 reef.

Would these be worth a look?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220544510164&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280463816451&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300396069323&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230436805567&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Anybody ever use these?
All of these auctions have ended,but they have more.Scroll to bottom for auction

Any good places to purchase retros,or fixtures? (reasonable priced)
Don't want to spend 1k for lights

 

[jubjub]

man those spider reflectors look so cheap...i'd find a oddysea fixture over those....the catalina one isnt bad...actually went to their shop HUUUGEEE warhouse....

here's a breakdown of your best route get some used lumenbrights/lumenarc's can usually find them for about 65$ each....3 ice cap ballasts new are like 130(atleast for 250w ones) and 3 phoenix 14k se bulbs...thats about 250$ that brings you in at about 850....if you got some used icecaps probably would be cheaper still.

those lumenbrights are insane how much light they put out i had to raise mine 12" above the water level cause i was cooking my corals

 

[salsipuedes]

I bought the catalina retro. They work fine for me so far, no complaints. I had 3 175 watt mh on my 125 and 4 60 watt t5 with icecap 660 for actinic supplementation. Wanna see an accurate portrayal of the color?

the 92 corner has 4, 24inch 40 watt vho t5s with 2 actinic white, 1 white, and 1 true actinic with a 175 watt 10k (about 11 months old, needs to be replaced). On the 125, its the 3 175's when the bulbs were maybe 5 or 6 months with the 4 36inch inch 60watt t5s. Both pics are very accurate in color. As for the 250watt systems, I am not sure but I would buy again if the price is right. I got all 3 of the 175watt mh for.... 375 shipped I think. Doing it all over again, I would go with the lumatek dimmable ballast so i can do 175 or 250 watt with a standard spider reflector (canopy dimension restrictions) and a 10 or 12k with actinics for... $125 more or so over the setup I had with the catalina lights. That way I would of had the choice of 175 watt or 250. You never know when u will need more power in this hobby.

 

[1boatnut]

Thanks guys.
Anyone else ?