Metal Halide Bulbs

[Sea Hunter]

Wheres a good place to get some cheap that are good quality? One died on me yesterday so I figured I'd buy 2 new ones. They are almost a yr old now anyways so I knew I'd have to get some soon enough. also what kelvin should I get? I do have 2 attinic strips in the hood. I heard 14k is too blue and I heard good things about the 12 but are harder to find. 2 10k with the attinics and compact will be ok???

 

[gary greguire]

the ones I run on my tank are 14k not that blue.. they come from A to T lamps on ebay...

here is the link..http://cgi.ebay.com/250-W-14-000-K-...hZ013QQcategoryZ46314QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

 

[Reefrus2003]

Check out this seller he has 250, 175,
http://cgi.ebay.com/250-W-Watt-2000...ryZ46314QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Or this seller he has any watts up to 1000w

http://cgi.ebay.com/20K-400w-ReefOp...ryZ46314QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have bought from both of them and very pleased with the bulbs.

 

[RhodeIslandReef]

What wattage are the bulbs your looking for?

 

[Sea Hunter]

400w

Gary what other bulbs do you run with the 14ks if any?

 

[gary greguire]

I run 4 96w 03 pcs with them. AtoT lamps sells the 400s also I thought you had 250s that why I posted that link...

 

[Sea Hunter]

03 pcs? maybe I'm having a brain fart but whats that?

all I have are the 2 400w metal halides 2 stripe attinics and 1 set compacts (50/50)

 

[NYBen]

03 pcs = Actinic 03 Power compacts, I run XM 10K and love them, but also run PC actinics in my pendants.

I had a guiesman (spelling?) 12K sunburst, I didn't mind the color, but haven't heard great things about them so went to the XM's.

 

[Sea Hunter]

I have 2 65w compacts. how do you know if there 03 and what does 03 stand for?

 

[Sea Hunter]

well I just bought 2 400w 14k bulbs from A to T lamps. $68 for the pair beats $69 for one. lol.

 

[zanclus]

I have dealt with A to T lamps many times before . I have used their 10k as well as their 20K lamps. I have used them both the 10k and 20k plus brand next to XM (10k and 20k)bulbs I could not visually tell the difference between the XMs and the Plus brand that Ato T sells. I am not an expert on bulbs(Par,Kelvin etc.) but I think for the money you can't beat the Plus brand. Also I have a Orange cap monti that is a deep robust orange in color which I have grown under the plus . I haven't seen the monti as robust anywhere else. and those who have see it can vouch for it.

 

[Sea Hunter]

cool. Thanks Zanclus

 

[zanclus]

Sea.. I'd love to see some ics of those 14k's with and with out acrinics if you could I am interesed in how they look.

 

[Sea Hunter]

you bet.

 

[Sea Hunter]

got bulbs in today. Not blue at all. I'll try to get those pictures in a bit for ya Zanclus.

 

[Sea Hunter]

The tank with the new 400MH 14k and attinics and compacts