Is this a good metal halide bulb?
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grzy
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This was the description:
READY TO PLUG INTO HOUSEHOLD CURRENT! This system has a brand new ballast built into a USED housing! This item comes with a 1 year warranty from our company! You are bidding on a complete 250 watt 120 volt metal halide remote ballast aquarium light with chrome batwing reflector. This system includes: 1) New 250 Watt Metal Halide Probe Start Magnetic Ballast built into a USED ballast housing which will be either brown or white. 2) New 250 watt metal halide 10k bulb. 3)New 18" chrome batwing reflector. 4) Electrical cables - Wall to ballast 3.5 feet (Standard 3 prong plug) Electrical cable - Ballast to Light 10 feet. The Ballast housing will either be white or brown. The 1 year warranty covers everything but the bulb. Shipping per light is $20. Each additonal light will be only $15 each to ship. Shipping prices only apply to the 48 states. If you are in alaska or hawaii check for shipping prices before bidding. We accept paypal, money orders and cash. HAPPY BIDDING!!!
READY TO PLUG INTO HOUSEHOLD CURRENT! This system has a brand new ballast built into a USED housing! This item comes with a 1 year warranty from our company! You are bidding on a complete 250 watt 120 volt metal halide remote ballast aquarium light with chrome batwing reflector. This system includes: 1) New 250 Watt Metal Halide Probe Start Magnetic Ballast built into a USED ballast housing which will be either brown or white. 2) New 250 watt metal halide 10k bulb. 3)New 18" chrome batwing reflector. 4) Electrical cables - Wall to ballast 3.5 feet (Standard 3 prong plug) Electrical cable - Ballast to Light 10 feet. The Ballast housing will either be white or brown. The 1 year warranty covers everything but the bulb. Shipping per light is $20. Each additonal light will be only $15 each to ship. Shipping prices only apply to the 48 states. If you are in alaska or hawaii check for shipping prices before bidding. We accept paypal, money orders and cash. HAPPY BIDDING!!!
scsinet
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Originally Posted by TX Reef
I got the 175 fixture from the same guy and the bulbs are crap. I use XM bulbs currently.
Are those XM bulbs probe or pulse? I have a probe start system that I'm running 14K Hamiltons in right now, but I just added supplemental T5 actinic and I wanted to replace with 10K when I hit my 1 year mark in a few weeks. If you have 10K XMs, how's the color rendition?
I got the 175 fixture from the same guy and the bulbs are crap. I use XM bulbs currently.
Are those XM bulbs probe or pulse? I have a probe start system that I'm running 14K Hamiltons in right now, but I just added supplemental T5 actinic and I wanted to replace with 10K when I hit my 1 year mark in a few weeks. If you have 10K XMs, how's the color rendition?
grzy
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Here is a description of the 10k XM bulb:
* 10,000K Color Temperature, without a 10,000K price!
* Excellent with or without Actinic supplementation (most prefer with Actinic).
* Operate on a probe start ballast, ANSI M58.
* Standard Mogul base.
* Will work on Hellolights 250W Electronic ballast and other 250W e-ballasts by other manufacturers.* Note: this bulb will not work on the Coralife Sun-System pendants. We do not carry any bulbs that will work with that item. Coralife has discontinued Sun-System pendants.
* 10,000K Color Temperature, without a 10,000K price!
* Excellent with or without Actinic supplementation (most prefer with Actinic).
* Operate on a probe start ballast, ANSI M58.
* Standard Mogul base.
* Will work on Hellolights 250W Electronic ballast and other 250W e-ballasts by other manufacturers.* Note: this bulb will not work on the Coralife Sun-System pendants. We do not carry any bulbs that will work with that item. Coralife has discontinued Sun-System pendants.