View Full Version : anyone knows best place to buy MH bulbs??
LuckySingh
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 10:14 AM
online vendor maybe???
reefreak
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 10:17 AM
Check on ebay or hellolights.com
koa25
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 10:21 AM
BRS is pretty cheap. Not too horrible.
rockmp
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 10:25 AM
Try thus. These bulbs are cheap but very good.
http://www.lightspectrumstore.com/servlet/the-template/about/Page
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koa25
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 10:41 AM
Try thus. These bulbs are cheap but very good.
http://www.lightspectrumstore.com/servlet/the-template/about/Page
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Wow, nice prices. Are their 20k's actaully 20k?
LuckySingh
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 10:48 AM
tried few places dnt see em...
i am looking for 400wtts preferbly 14k ushio pheonix
rockmp
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 11:04 AM
Wow, nice prices. Are their 20k's actaully 20k?
Not sure. I have only used the 14k which are nice.
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Troy Valentine
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 11:04 AM
Try thus. These bulbs are cheap but very good.
http://www.lightspectrumstore.com/servlet/the-template/about/Page
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I've been using these bulbs for years, and I recently puchased my 3-175 14k bulbs. They are amazing bulbs for the price. Love the color....
Cammed_02
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 11:28 AM
I've been using these bulbs for years, and I recently puchased my 3-175 14k bulbs. They are amazing bulbs for the price. Love the color....
Great prices, how do their 150w 14k DE bulbs compare in color to the phoenix 14k? I really like the blue contrast in the phoenix 14k.
Troy Valentine
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 11:50 AM
I have never used their 14k DE bulbs, only the 10k DE bulb for my Xenia fuge. I can say that its the brightest "white" light I've seem on my 150 set up, and I've tried bulbs that were 3 and 4 times the price. It is worth spending $20 bucks to try them out....
rockmp
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 12:32 PM
Great prices, how do their 150w 14k DE bulbs compare in color to the phoenix 14k? I really like the blue contrast in the phoenix 14k.
I currently have the phoenix 14k. They are very comparable to LSE's 14k.
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zaquanh_09
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 01:07 PM
anyone use the twin arc bulbs?
Cammed_02
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 01:39 PM
I currently have the phoenix 14k. They are very comparable to LSE's 14k.
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Good to know, I'll give them a shot when my bulbs need replacing. What does shipping look like?
350gt
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 02:12 PM
. What does shipping look like?
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/ooo333/UPS-Guy.jpg
Cammed_02
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 02:19 PM
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/ooo333/UPS-Guy.jpg
lmao you a**!!!
350gt
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 02:23 PM
Sorry, I had too.... Lol
reefreak
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 02:35 PM
Lol!
jvene1
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 02:43 PM
Lmfao!!!
ErikH
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 03:43 PM
Wow, nice prices. Are their 20k's actaully 20k?
I have them for my 400s. They are comparable to 14k
cedrod
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 04:11 PM
Marine Depot.com should have them in stock.
koa25
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 04:43 PM
I have them for my 400s. They are comparable to 14k
Awesome. Thanks Erik. 14k is still nice and blue. Might have to give them a shot. Especially at that price.
Are you happy with growth and color?
ErikH
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 04:50 PM
Awesome. Thanks Erik. 14k is still nice and blue. Might have to give them a shot. Especially at that price.
Are you happy with growth and color?
Extremely. 60 bucks shipped for 2 bulbs makes changing them out on time easy. If you want to come by and see them, give me a call 210-872-4012
LuckySingh
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 06:55 PM
I use 14 k phoenix kinda bluish for me..... Now thinking about 10k...... Anybody using 10ks and got a pic of their tank??
koa25
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 07:17 PM
Extremely. 60 bucks shipped for 2 bulbs makes changing them out on time easy. If you want to come by and see them, give me a call 210-872-4012
That would be cool. I'll take you up on that. I'll probably hit you up this saturday. Thanks Erik. It'll be a 916 area code.
Mr Cob
Thu, 16th Aug 2012, 08:46 PM
I have been using the Spectrum Lighting bulbs (250w MH 14k and 20k) for about 4 years now...something like that. They have worked and who can complain when they are so cheap. But, I have found that the bulbs should be replaced about every 6-8 months to keep their color and to keep the corals growing fast. I also noticed that after about 6-8months algae creeps in. Just based on my experience with them. I have also experienced bad bulbs on and off over the last 4 years...they will flicker or not output the same spectrums from one bulb to the next. Lack of consitency.
I recently had store credit to burn so opted to try some reef brand bnulbs again. XM has always been my fave. I picked up 2 250w 20k mh XM bulbs and have already noticed a faster growth rate on my corals and the color is much better IMO than the spectrum bulbs. Yes, the spectrum lighting kept my corals growing and the colors looked nice BUT I had to replace the bulbs more often and honestly I'm finding better growth rate and better colors with the XM bulbs. I would guess the same would be found with any of the other reputable brands.
Guess it just matters what works best for you. I personally will only use reef brand bulbs on my display tanks moving forward and the spectrum lighting bulbs will be used for any frag tanks I keep.
koa25
Sat, 22nd Sep 2012, 08:50 PM
Try thus. These bulbs are cheap but very good.
http://www.lightspectrumstore.com/servlet/the-template/about/Page
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I just got the 250 watt 20k of these lights and they are awesome. Especially for 25 bucks. Can't. Beat them. Awesome color. Thank you for the recommendation.
Big_Pun
Sat, 22nd Sep 2012, 08:54 PM
I just got the 250 watt 20k of these lights and they are awesome. Especially for 25 bucks. Can't. Beat them. Awesome color. Thank you for the recommendation.
how long did it take to receive. I ordered a set for a friend on 9/11 and still haven't received them or answers to calls or emails.
koa25
Sat, 22nd Sep 2012, 09:21 PM
I got them in a couple days. Ordered on a monday. Got them on thursday. Quick and painless. They even sent me an email making sure they arrived in one piece. Don't know what to tell you.
Zen Reef
Sun, 23rd Sep 2012, 08:00 AM
Those people are pretty sporadic. I got the 14k 150's and didn't care for the color so asked for an exchange. They answered that email quickly and were all for an exchange. Took almost a month to get the replacements though. While waiting, I added some 250 20k bulbs to piggy back shipping with the replacement 150's and recieved those in 3 days while I couldn't get a reply at all out of them about the original bulbs. Finally recieved the 150's Friday. Color on the 20k is identical to the pheonix 14k IMO. I have the spectrum bulb and the pheonix bulbs next to each other on my fixture and can't tell them apart. Been about a month now and the corals look great.
koa25
Sun, 23rd Sep 2012, 08:44 AM
Yeah. I agree. I love the 20ks for sure. I cannot compare to a phoenix bulb cause I've never used it. But I'm more than happy with the color. Not 20k. But pretty close. Corals are all happy. Can't wait to see the growth difference. First experience with these guys. Liking them so far.
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