what ballast poll

[steve414]

and icecap mh 250w $114 or coralvue mh 250w $89 going to be running two. the coralvue comes with a ballast box and cords and the icecap doesnt WHICH ONE WOULD YOU PICK???

ICECAP
CORALVUE

 

[MinibowMatt]

Ice cap all the way...

 

[prodman]

what bulbs do yo plan on running? I think the coralvue run better on there own ballast

 

[orlenz]

have you eliminated EVC, Blueline , Aro and the other e-bllasts?

 

[hig789]

i just got 2 aro 175 watters(m57) and i love them. get the pro series they are cheaper and plus you get xm bulbs for only $20. i got 2 ballest with heat sink boxes spider refectors all cords and quick dis. and 2 xm 20k. for $330.

 

[steve414]

see i would buy coralvue bulbs because there $50 but what about when i want to change.looked at http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm and i think the coralvue is pretty good for the money

 

[steve414]

dont hear to much about evc and blueline but aro is in the picture sorry i didnt put it up there

 

[Larry Waughon]

I have two freinds that are running coralvues and are very happy with them.

 

[steve414]

for the price i think am going with the vue's pioneer do you think you can post some pics of the ballast and how long are the cords.

 

[orlenz]

do yourself a favor lokk at the evc before you buy, they have the highest par of all the ballasts listed.

 

[steve414]

sorry orlenz but it doesnt look that way look at the hm14k and the watts off both the xm10k and the watts and par of the hm14k http://www.cnidarianreef.com/lamps.cfm

 

[charley75]

hig789,
Just curious, was this a package deal or what? That seems really cheap to me.
Charley

 

[steve414]

really cheap you got that right the $20 bulbs

 

[sohalfr]

First post on Reef Central for me here...

I just got 2 new Coralvue 250W electronic ballasts... have been running for the last few weeks...

 

[nemofish2217]

[welcome]

 

[steve414]

sohalfr can you send me some pics please

 

[horkn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6984579#post6984579 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by charley75
hig789,
Just curious, was this a package deal or what? That seems really cheap to me.
Charley

yes, please let us know where you got such a deal. i have a 90g coming to me, and i might run 2x25o mh on it, if i can get a deal.

 

[steve414]

i think this is the site http://oceanencounter.com/Merchant2..._Code=OE&Product_Code=E2R&Category_Code=EVMHR

 

[tangman99]

I just bought a coralvue 250W retro kits yesterday but won't have them in my hood for a couple of weeks as my hood is still under construction. My local LFS is running a nice deal:

Coralvue 250W electronic ballast
Spider Reflector with Mogal socket
10K or 12K choice Reeflux MH bulb

Each kit is $159.00 and that included everything. They look solid and my research turned up good reviews. For the money, that could not be beat.

 

[sohalfr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6985855#post6985855 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by steve414
sohalfr can you send me some pics please

The dual output ballast looks like this :

http://coralvue.com/250metalb.html

There is an error on the picture and the single has only 1 output cable.
It comes with a plug and a 8 feet cable to the bulb.
Personnaly I have more than 4 meters to the bulb and it works fine.

Regarding the RL 10K bulb.. hum.. let say I'm a bit disappointed. I previously had a 16K lamp and it looks now really yellowish in my tank... looking forward to changing to a RL 12K.