Ebay MH bulbs - Page 5

rguyler · 10/02/2009, 01:01 PM

Yup, looks about right for my shipment too. There was also bubblewrap around the bulb inside of the Plusrite box with my order.

lordofthereef · 10/02/2009, 01:04 PM

Here are the bulbs after 15 seconds and 15 minutes of firing, respectively:
Pics don't do it justice as far as brightness, but I think you can get a good idea of the color. Don't have tank set up yet, but will get a pic of that too once I do.

Amoore311 · 10/02/2009, 01:06 PM

Very nice. I got my 250 Watt HQI Bulbs from the same ebay vendor in the mail today. Hopefully I'll have some pictures to post up over the weekend.

lordofthereef · 10/02/2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rguyler

Yup, looks about right for my shipment too. There was also bubblewrap around the bulb inside of the Plusrite box with my order.

No bubble wrap on mine, but with the amount of packing peanuts I don't feel TOO ripped off

tangtang clown · 10/02/2009, 02:27 PM

I couldn't see what temp the bulb in your pic was LOR, but the color looks nice. Are you building a tank now?

want2reef · 10/02/2009, 02:43 PM

How long did it take to get your bulbs?

xJake · 10/02/2009, 02:51 PM

I'm free the whole day tomorrow, so I will be sure to get some more readings and post them.

Until then, here are some more photos (I didn't get around to correcting the color-balance on a most of them, so the color might not be exactly accurate).

This was taken through a polarizer, so obviously it's not a good representation of the brightness. It's more to show the color of the light.

Pink/orange Monti Cap

Left to right - Slippery Tongue Coral (Polyphyllia sp.), Frogspawn (Euphyllia paradivisa), and Pagoda Cup Coral (Turbinaria peltata). My male A. ocellaris clownfish managed to sneak in there too.

I just realized this photo is completely out of focus. Looks like my auto-focus targeted the coralline algae in the back... haha.

My 2 Acans, and various other LPS and SPS corals. You can also see my Tridacna squamosa clam on the right, which seems to be absolutely loving the new lights - it's mantle is bigger than I've ever seen it.

You can really see the nice white rim the pink/orange monti cap is starting to develop. I'm starting to see noticeable daily growth in most of my SPS corals, which is very exciting.

65-gallon Hex tank on the front table in the lab (175w Blueline E-ballast). There are 2 juvenile snowflake eels (Echidna nebulosa) in there somewhere, once their new 240-gallon tank is set up I'll be changing this tank into a reef tank.

Finally, I also did a quick little hack job with lordofthereef's and my photos, which hopefully lordofthereef doesn't mind. This should give everyone some comparison on the color values that the lights produce. As an added touch I used the eyedropper tool on each bulb to select the text color.

lordofthereef · 10/02/2009, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangtang clown

I couldn't see what temp the bulb in your pic was LOR, but the color looks nice. Are you building a tank now?

14000k... I guess I labeled it in photobucket but forgot to label it here. Yes I am in the process of building a tank. Really have everything I need just need to find the time to get everything together. Coming along slowly though

lordofthereef · 10/02/2009, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by want2reef

How long did it take to get your bulbs?

Took about three days to get the bulbs but I wasn't home on the day of delivery so I had to actually wait four.

Amoore311 · 10/03/2009, 10:19 PM

Well my DE Bulbs were packaged well, they had no "Plusrite" markings on the packaging or bulb though. Here's some pictures of the Packaging, and the tank. Please excuse the cloudiness of the tank, I literally JUST finished moving everything from the 90 to the new 180 an hour ago.

I got the 250 Watt DE HQI 14K bulbs. Tank shot is with the halide bulbs only, no actinics.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...g?t=1254630061

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...g?t=1254629934

Cut/Paste the Links..... Pictures are huge lol

lordofthereef · 10/03/2009, 10:55 PM

Looks good

I am not sure that the HQI's are also plusrite (unless you asked). I only asked aout the SE bulbs myself.

Reefman79 · 10/04/2009, 07:47 AM

I have used they s bulbs and had good luck with them as well.

tangtang clown · 10/05/2009, 06:33 AM

What brand are the DE bulbs? Anybody else using them? Tank color looks nice Amoore.

Amoore311 · 10/05/2009, 08:11 AM

There are absolutely no markings on the bulbs at all. The HQI ones that I got that is.

This is the response I got from the seller when I asked what brand the bulbs were:

"These are by LSE Coral."

I like them a lot to be perfectly honest. We shall see how they do over the long haul. I had some really old T5 Bulbs over the old 90 Gallon, so pretty much any bulb would have made these corals happy in the short term lol.

I'll take another picture in a couple weeks once the bulbs get a good burn in, and we'll compare that to my original shots.

Jsin · 10/05/2009, 03:43 PM

I just received 3 150w DE 14k bulbs and they are all marked on the bulb " Plusrite 150w 14k" that is on the bulb itself and the boxes are all marked also. I bought these from the LSE people on ebay thru trustdeals.The last bulbs I got were phoenix and there was no marks on those bulbs. I am going to install these tonight after the halides go off and cool for a while. Hopefully the color is about the same as what I have in there now.

want2reef · 10/05/2009, 05:05 PM

Just popped in my Plusrite 20K 250w SE's.

A little more blue than my 1 year old Reeflux 12k's and more pop to my corals.

Love them so far.

au01st · 10/05/2009, 05:21 PM

So anyone have experience with Plusrite 20k's, particularly 175w SE.

reefnjunkie · 10/05/2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rst77

I bought some bulbs from a store on ebay (I'm at work so I can't tell you which one.) The bulbs were $10 each with $10 shipping for the first bulb and $5 for each thereafter. The "look" of the bulbs were great (I got 20,000K) but the par was awful!!! Plus one exploded over my frag tank and killed at least 20 frags. I then ended up buying the Reeflux 20k's I should have bought in the first place and was out the other $50.
Lesson learned, you generally get what you pay for and in this hobby not having adequate light over your reef tank is a waste of time and corals.

What Par levels did you get?

reefnjunkie · 10/05/2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangtang clown

What brand are the DE bulbs? Anybody else using them? Tank color looks nice Amoore.

The DE are Plusrite as well. I've been using his bulbs for years and did a side by side with (Coarlifes') SPS bulbs-I think it was coralife-anyway for 4 times the money ZERO visable difference and negligible on the PAR meter..
I have the DE 250 MH 20K bulbs
Thanks xJake for the detailed par levels, it took me a few pages to get their but I did.

I was going to post my par readings if it was not noted. That seller is awesome, I bought a 65 watt Coralife PC bulb, it fried on day 2, and he sent me another one, no questions.
I get my UV bulbs from him as well 9.00 versus 30.00-great deals

rguyler · 10/05/2009, 06:30 PM

Looks like we're gaining some momentum with the Plusrite bulbs. Anybody have anything negative to report? I haven't seen any criticisms to date. We still have to get some historical data over the long haul.

reefnjunkie · 10/05/2009, 07:11 PM

What do you consider long hual-Ive been using his Pulsrite bulbs for a full year next month-granted I never had a par meter before so I swapped out the bulbs at 6-7 months-at that price I figured why not.
Now I have access to the meter I will watch to see what the readings are.

want2reef · 10/05/2009, 07:58 PM

Byrd, would luv to see the par readings on your 20k's.

ERICinFL · 10/05/2009, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by want2reef

Just popped in my Plusrite 20K 250w SE's.

A little more blue than my 1 year old Reeflux 12k's and more pop to my corals.

Love them so far.

Me too. I still need to post a pic of my tank. I've been slacking on that.

mr_cali · 10/05/2009, 10:08 PM

Jumping on the wagon. Just ordered 2X 150w 10ks for my Outer Orbit 36' fixture. My reeflux 20ks are a bit too blue for my taste and I figure that if the light of the 10ks turns out to be too white for me, I can give it a blue finish with my T5s. Very cool thread.

reefnjunkie · 10/05/2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by want2reef

Byrd, would luv to see the par readings on your 20k's.

I dont know how to do the nice pic that I saw from xJake but they were similar. At the sand bed which is roughly 22 inches from the fixture I get readings around 200-210, at 3 inches below the surface, I am around 390-400 and half way I'm seeing around 305-310.

My tank is 75 gallons and has a plastic support in the middle of the tank at the top, which interferes slightly with the lights, but only the top few inches, and those readings are still in the mid 350s.

Is there a specific spot or area that were curious about, or did that help at all?

10/02/2009, 01:01 PM	#101
rguyler Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 606	Yup, looks about right for my shipment too. There was also bubblewrap around the bulb inside of the Plusrite box with my order. __________________ -- Rik Current Tank Info: 120G Reef - AI Hydra 26HD lighting, AquaC Skimmer, Reeflo Blackfin Pump, Gyre XF250 Dual Pumps, Aqua Medic Dosing Alk/Ca/Mg & Vinegar, HydroFill Ti ATO, Basement Sump w/Refugium and Kessil 160 Blue Lights

10/02/2009, 01:06 PM	#103
Amoore311 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ulster County, NY Posts: 2,521	Very nice. I got my 250 Watt HQI Bulbs from the same ebay vendor in the mail today. Hopefully I'll have some pictures to post up over the weekend. __________________ 30 Gallon FOWLR 2004-2006 90 Gallon LPS Reef 2006-2008 180 Gallon SPS Reef 2008-20012 100 Gallon Custom Rimless Mixed Reef 2012-2014 29 Gallon Biocube Reef! Current Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Biocube, StevesLED Upgrade, Neptune Apex

10/02/2009, 02:27 PM	#105
tangtang clown Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The DUB, NC Posts: 2,711	I couldn't see what temp the bulb in your pic was LOR, but the color looks nice. Are you building a tank now? __________________ Mind over chatter.

10/02/2009, 02:43 PM	#106
want2reef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tracy CA. Posts: 1,353	How long did it take to get your bulbs? __________________ Kevin The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Current Tank Info: CADlights Artison II 165g, 50g sump,Aquamaxx Q-3 Skimmer, AI Hydra 26 HD.

10/02/2009, 02:51 PM	#107
xJake Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,385	I'm free the whole day tomorrow, so I will be sure to get some more readings and post them. Until then, here are some more photos (I didn't get around to correcting the color-balance on a most of them, so the color might not be exactly accurate). This was taken through a polarizer, so obviously it's not a good representation of the brightness. It's more to show the color of the light. Pink/orange Monti Cap Left to right - Slippery Tongue Coral (Polyphyllia sp.), Frogspawn (Euphyllia paradivisa), and Pagoda Cup Coral (Turbinaria peltata). My male A. ocellaris clownfish managed to sneak in there too. I just realized this photo is completely out of focus. Looks like my auto-focus targeted the coralline algae in the back... haha. My 2 Acans, and various other LPS and SPS corals. You can also see my Tridacna squamosa clam on the right, which seems to be absolutely loving the new lights - it's mantle is bigger than I've ever seen it. You can really see the nice white rim the pink/orange monti cap is starting to develop. I'm starting to see noticeable daily growth in most of my SPS corals, which is very exciting. 65-gallon Hex tank on the front table in the lab (175w Blueline E-ballast). There are 2 juvenile snowflake eels (Echidna nebulosa) in there somewhere, once their new 240-gallon tank is set up I'll be changing this tank into a reef tank. Finally, I also did a quick little hack job with lordofthereef's and my photos, which hopefully lordofthereef doesn't mind. This should give everyone some comparison on the color values that the lights produce. As an added touch I used the eyedropper tool on each bulb to select the text color. Last edited by xJake; 10/02/2009 at 03:50 PM.

10/02/2009, 01:04 PM	#102
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Here are the bulbs after 15 seconds and 15 minutes of firing, respectively: Pics don't do it justice as far as brightness, but I think you can get a good idea of the color. Don't have tank set up yet, but will get a pic of that too once I do.

10/03/2009, 10:19 PM	#110
Amoore311 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ulster County, NY Posts: 2,521	Well my DE Bulbs were packaged well, they had no "Plusrite" markings on the packaging or bulb though. Here's some pictures of the Packaging, and the tank. Please excuse the cloudiness of the tank, I literally JUST finished moving everything from the 90 to the new 180 an hour ago. I got the 250 Watt DE HQI 14K bulbs. Tank shot is with the halide bulbs only, no actinics. http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...g?t=1254630061 http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...g?t=1254629934 Cut/Paste the Links..... Pictures are huge lol __________________ 30 Gallon FOWLR 2004-2006 90 Gallon LPS Reef 2006-2008 180 Gallon SPS Reef 2008-20012 100 Gallon Custom Rimless Mixed Reef 2012-2014 29 Gallon Biocube Reef! Current Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Biocube, StevesLED Upgrade, Neptune Apex

10/03/2009, 10:55 PM	#111
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Looks good I am not sure that the HQI's are also plusrite (unless you asked). I only asked aout the SE bulbs myself.

10/04/2009, 07:47 AM	#112
Reefman79 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 1,660	I have used they s bulbs and had good luck with them as well. __________________ Learning something new everyday ! Current Tank Info: 210 Gal Mixed Reef

10/05/2009, 06:33 AM	#113
tangtang clown Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The DUB, NC Posts: 2,711	What brand are the DE bulbs? Anybody else using them? Tank color looks nice Amoore. __________________ Mind over chatter.

10/05/2009, 08:11 AM	#114
Amoore311 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ulster County, NY Posts: 2,521	There are absolutely no markings on the bulbs at all. The HQI ones that I got that is. This is the response I got from the seller when I asked what brand the bulbs were: "These are by LSE Coral." I like them a lot to be perfectly honest. We shall see how they do over the long haul. I had some really old T5 Bulbs over the old 90 Gallon, so pretty much any bulb would have made these corals happy in the short term lol. I'll take another picture in a couple weeks once the bulbs get a good burn in, and we'll compare that to my original shots. __________________ 30 Gallon FOWLR 2004-2006 90 Gallon LPS Reef 2006-2008 180 Gallon SPS Reef 2008-20012 100 Gallon Custom Rimless Mixed Reef 2012-2014 29 Gallon Biocube Reef! Current Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Biocube, StevesLED Upgrade, Neptune Apex

10/05/2009, 03:43 PM	#115
Jsin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 223	I just received 3 150w DE 14k bulbs and they are all marked on the bulb " Plusrite 150w 14k" that is on the bulb itself and the boxes are all marked also. I bought these from the LSE people on ebay thru trustdeals.The last bulbs I got were phoenix and there was no marks on those bulbs. I am going to install these tonight after the halides go off and cool for a while. Hopefully the color is about the same as what I have in there now.

10/05/2009, 05:05 PM	#116
want2reef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tracy CA. Posts: 1,353	Just popped in my Plusrite 20K 250w SE's. A little more blue than my 1 year old Reeflux 12k's and more pop to my corals. Love them so far. __________________ Kevin The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Current Tank Info: CADlights Artison II 165g, 50g sump,Aquamaxx Q-3 Skimmer, AI Hydra 26 HD. Last edited by want2reef; 10/05/2009 at 05:23 PM.

10/05/2009, 05:21 PM	#117
au01st Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 158	So anyone have experience with Plusrite 20k's, particularly 175w SE.

10/05/2009, 06:30 PM	#120
rguyler Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 606	Looks like we're gaining some momentum with the Plusrite bulbs. Anybody have anything negative to report? I haven't seen any criticisms to date. We still have to get some historical data over the long haul. __________________ -- Rik Current Tank Info: 120G Reef - AI Hydra 26HD lighting, AquaC Skimmer, Reeflo Blackfin Pump, Gyre XF250 Dual Pumps, Aqua Medic Dosing Alk/Ca/Mg & Vinegar, HydroFill Ti ATO, Basement Sump w/Refugium and Kessil 160 Blue Lights

10/05/2009, 07:11 PM	#121
reefnjunkie Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Portland. OR Posts: 156	What do you consider long hual-Ive been using his Pulsrite bulbs for a full year next month-granted I never had a par meter before so I swapped out the bulbs at 6-7 months-at that price I figured why not. Now I have access to the meter I will watch to see what the readings are.

10/05/2009, 07:58 PM	#122
want2reef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tracy CA. Posts: 1,353	Byrd, would luv to see the par readings on your 20k's. __________________ Kevin The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Current Tank Info: CADlights Artison II 165g, 50g sump,Aquamaxx Q-3 Skimmer, AI Hydra 26 HD.

10/05/2009, 10:08 PM	#124
mr_cali Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Irvine 92618 Posts: 648	Jumping on the wagon. Just ordered 2X 150w 10ks for my Outer Orbit 36' fixture. My reeflux 20ks are a bit too blue for my taste and I figure that if the light of the 10ks turns out to be too white for me, I can give it a blue finish with my T5s. Very cool thread.