PC bulbs on ebay. Anyone order??
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Well shipping is not really the concern here, im sure the seller will replace broken ones.. The concern is the quality of it.
I remember someone made a comment on some thread here about lighting that they ordered from that seller. I just cant seem to find it.
I remember someone made a comment on some thread here about lighting that they ordered from that seller. I just cant seem to find it.
Bk,
I remember the thread, in fact searched and found it two weeks ago or so. If I can find it again I'll post the link.
However, I don't remember who, but at least one or two people said that they had gotten bulbs from that seller and that they were good.
It's such a tough call. There are so many opinions on whether or not bulb temperature is the only thing going on. People talk about PAR...some people say it matters, some say it doesn't. So, do you go with these bulbs cheap off ebay, or do you shell out the extra cash for some coralife bulbs?
I have yet to answer that question...and that's why I haven't ordered new bulbs yet.
Are you looking for 96w or 55/65w bulbs? If you are looking for 55/65w bulbs, I'd go with the GE 9325 from www.lightbulbsdirect.com. I know you know about that bulb, but wanted to say that's the cheapest place I've seen to get them. I'm sad that they aren't offered in 96w. That's why I was looking at that guy on ebay, because the number of available 96w bulbs is few compared to 55/65w.
I remember the thread, in fact searched and found it two weeks ago or so. If I can find it again I'll post the link.
However, I don't remember who, but at least one or two people said that they had gotten bulbs from that seller and that they were good.
It's such a tough call. There are so many opinions on whether or not bulb temperature is the only thing going on. People talk about PAR...some people say it matters, some say it doesn't. So, do you go with these bulbs cheap off ebay, or do you shell out the extra cash for some coralife bulbs?
I have yet to answer that question...and that's why I haven't ordered new bulbs yet.
Are you looking for 96w or 55/65w bulbs? If you are looking for 55/65w bulbs, I'd go with the GE 9325 from www.lightbulbsdirect.com. I know you know about that bulb, but wanted to say that's the cheapest place I've seen to get them. I'm sad that they aren't offered in 96w. That's why I was looking at that guy on ebay, because the number of available 96w bulbs is few compared to 55/65w.
I don't have any experience to offer about your specific question BK, but I do want to remind you;
You get what you pay for.
Jeff i was looking for the 55w bulbs. And after reading the comments I will probably end up going with the GE bulb. And FTM is right you get what you paid for.
Only other thing that keeps my head scratching is how different will a tank look if it has one 6500K bulb on one side and other side having that GE 9325K
Only other thing that keeps my head scratching is how different will a tank look if it has one 6500K bulb on one side and other side having that GE 9325K
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Anyone with experience with the GE bulb want to help me out with the head scratcher..
how different will a tank look if it has one 6500K bulb on one side and other side having that GE 9325K??
Anyone with experience with the GE bulb want to help me out with the head scratcher..
how different will a tank look if it has one 6500K bulb on one side and other side having that GE 9325K??
I've never seen a side by side comparison, but I'd imagine it'd be pretty similar to a side by side between a 6,500k and a 10,000k, and the difference is pretty noticeable. I've seen side by side comparisons of those two in threads before, but a long time ago so it's doubtful I could find it again.
As I understand. the GE's have a pinkish hue to them. Having 6500K already you can see how its more to the yellow spectrum.