Well, I bought the wrong bulbs (want bluer) and now looking to sell them. Barely 1 week old (might have the receipt still) 250 14k DE Ushio bulbs forsale. Working fine, you can see them on right now: http://whirley.servehttp.com/myreef/ pm me if interested. Thanks whirley

Hi, I have a 2x250w metal halide retro for sale. This is used but works perfectly. 2x250w ballasts mounted in a nice aluminum finned enclosure. 2 power switches and cords with quick disconnects on the power and bulb leads. The mogul bases are mounted on aluminum stand-off brackets. Will include...

Just out of interest - 4 months worth of growth: A brown-green acro mille that I bought as a frag from the LFS: april this year: today: <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="tddetails" align="left" valign="top"> </td>...

Its time to replace my MH bulbs. I have 2 175 watt bulbs 14000k. I think their xm bulbs but not really sure. Before these I had 2 175 watt 10000 but I didn't like the yellow look. I do like the blue look of the 14000k I'm just wondering what bulbs some of you would suggest. I would like to keep...

Me and a friend are turning two 29 gallon tanks into a sump and a reef tank, and the tanks length is sort of weird as finding any VHO lighting or good PC lighting is a pain, the tank is 30x12x18,.. I never liked the height, it's always seemed to tall for PC lighting.. and I cant find anything...

:angry:Well, here it goes. I started on my Diy lights and got everything wired up. Installed some old light just to make sure everything is ok, and they went right up fin. So I installed my new ushio bulbs but they won't turn on. I figured that the first start takes a little more time, but i...

I just pieced together a DIY 70watt MH and I have been searching for a lamp for some time . This will be my first MH light. I found this lamp for like 38.00 dollars http://www.aquamartonline.com/01667_1_3_1554.html I'm not really sure on it just wondering if anyone has ever used this brand or...

Skimmer - size ratio? Type? Salt brand? type of rock? type of lights? flow ratio? husbandry schedule? other?

Still in the planning stages for the 180... the stand is built in the wall in the basement and the tank is sitting on it. Just trying to decide on a few things and then I will begin its set up. So, what I am wanting to know for now is ... I have only had experience with single end mogul...

Forgive me as this subject has probably been discussed to death... :deadhorse: but I need to know which is BETTER lighting for my 48in 75gal tank... and WHY you choose which option A View of Lighting options that would sit directly ontop over the tank:

I have 2x 250w IceCap ballasts wired w/ quick releases and power cables, they include spider light reflectors, mogul sockets, and 10k Ushio bulbs. The ballasts and bulbs have nine months use on them. I would like to do any of the following trades. the 250w ballasts for 175w ballasts: the 175w...

So I've been running my 10k Ushios (250w HQI DE on Reef Optix III reflectors) for about 10 months now, and I am about to purchase a second unit for the other 1/2 of my tank (only had MH over the side of the tank w/ SPS, but I am now going 100% sps). I also run 2x 110w 48" URI VHO actinics...

What is the deal with Ushio Bulbs? Are they only for certain systems, or can I you use them on any system? For instance I know about the difference of HQI and all that - but if I have been running a double ended HQI 250 watt Hamilton bulb, can I switch to a double ended 250 Watt HQI Ushio bulb?

My tank is 18" deep and I have 136W of individually reflected T5 light in my 50 gal. I've read that crocea's and maximas really need a fair amount of MH to survive, and with T5's seemingly breaking a lot of MH trends more and more, I was wondering if it applied to clams as well. I know my...

180g AGA with corner overflows (anemone tank) 29g sump Little Giant 3-MDQX-SC return pump. Two 6100 Tunze Streams and One 6000 Tunze Stream on multicontroller in “sequential” mode MarinaBoard bottom. 120 lbs Fiji live rock EuroReef ES5-3 skimmer (modified to run wet) AquaLogic Temperature...

In January last year, I set up my 120-gallon reef tank from scratch using some of the standard recommended procedures for setting up bare-bottom tanks. This included things like cooking the rock, getting an oversized skimmer, using eductors on the sump return lines and using cuttingboard to...

Please include tank size, bulb type, number of bulbs, and how long per day they are on. Reason I am asking: I have been doing the short photoperiod thing for a while due to inital bleaching when I setup my tank. Lately I have been uping the MH photoperiod for growth and I noticed that my...

HELP I Have a 2-400W PFO Pulse Ballast with 2 400w Ushio bulbs that has been running for about a year 12 hours a day.......running fine until today Today the one side is yellow looking,i changed the bulbs and the bulbs are fine.....it has to be the ballast,Is there anything i can do? It seems...

Ok, so PAR values and the general scientific quackery aside... what bulbs do you recommend for an SPS dominated tank. You can select more than 1 if you have seen the same with a few different brands. I plan on running about 15k with 2x 250w on the outside and 1x 175w in the middle Ushio Radium...

Anyone using these around here. how do you like them? I was just checking sanjay's site and the ppfd of 179 is looking good on a pulse start ballast. Are they ugly yellow? Hamiltons nice too but the price of the XM's is looking sweet to me at this point.