Reef Gro

annanymous

annanymous

Member
has anyone ever hear of these
"...Unit Comes with 2 - 20,000 hr. German Style Reef Grow bulbs- 10k or 20k - Please specify the color bulbs you would like ..."
GRO BULBS???, just wanna make sure im buying the right thing.
 
annanymous

annanymous

Member
c'mon guys. there's got to be at least one person who knows if these are good bulbs for the reef as they say, cuz i've never heard of them before
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ctgretzky9

ctgretzky9

Member
never heard of them, what is the wattage? Are the florescent or metal halide? I think people need more info, but it sounds like they are better for growing pot than in a reef?
 
annanymous

annanymous

Member
they are 400 watt, either 10k or 20k and yes they are metal halides. i found them on famust auction site but im not sure wheter i shouldget that set up or not.
 
ctgretzky9

ctgretzky9

Member
They sound good, I would suggest the 10k...but i think that is personal preference of color. Although people have differing opinions on wether the 10k vs. 20k penetrates the water better, or certain corals do better under one or the other.
You'll have to wait for more opinions on that specific brand name of light. Ive never heard of it. Sorry I couldnt be more helpful, but at least ya got a free bump :happy:
 
am3gross05

am3gross05

Member
i bought hte 250 mh system from them.i think it is the same people. i got the 10 k bulb.it has been set up for about 2 weeks and im not very happy. already had to rewire the fixture. shoot me an email witht he exact company and i will tell you if it the same people for sure. my email is am3gross2004 at yahoo dot com.
 
whaler

whaler

New Member
I bought from them too, I think. I just got the pcakage yesterday and, with the exception of a broken bulb, the system looks great - just as pictured. I have e-mailed them about the broken bulb, but I have not yet heard back, so I don't know how it will work out.
Here's another thing to consider: I ordered the 10K bulb, as I was worried that the 20K would be too blue. (They do not stock the 14K bulbs). Since I had a broken bulb, and I was working on water chemistry problems, I could not fire up the light. WHen I went to my lfs this morning I found a 12K 400 watt bulb, so I bought it, brought it home and fired it up. The side with the 10K bulb looks all washed out - almost bleached. The side with the 12K looks great - much better color.
I know it can take a while for the bulb to mature into the color it will produce for months, but if I could snap my finger and make a change, I'd buy a pair of 12K or 14K bulbs...
 
annanymous

annanymous

Member
i think ill but the kit. the worst that can happen is i'll have to change the bulbs.
no biggie...
can anyone tell me the diff. between different VHO bulbs... true actinics, superactinics. i want one nice actinic blue/purple and one regular crispy bluish white color. which ones should i get [48"]
my eamil is annanymous at aol dot come if anyone has any links or sugestions with information
 
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