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demon666
09-14-2005, 04:13 PM
where is a good place to buy mh bulbs in edmonton? running on spare right now and dont like it!!!!!!!!!! tooooooo blue are all 14k bulbs blue? want to get 20k any sudgestions where to find them?

saltynuts
09-14-2005, 04:23 PM
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/tlist/bulbs/metalhalide.php?category_ID=71
try this

demon666
09-14-2005, 04:34 PM
anything more local ed? was looking to get it today...... really dont like the blue. but ill give it a try. thanks ed.

Invigor
09-14-2005, 04:55 PM
you don't like blue, but you want a 20K?

muck
09-14-2005, 05:00 PM
20k are more blue than the 14k bulbs.

what wattage are you looking for btw?

saltynuts
09-14-2005, 05:04 PM
buying bulbs here will kill the pocket book! stay with the 20k,s thats what i run now xm 20k.

demon666
09-14-2005, 05:11 PM
ok my mistake......... i thought it was the other way around the more white the higher k value. i run 175w. i was looking at the 20k xm..... they look good on ur tank ed. any more sudgestions? jl is the way to go?

Psyire
09-14-2005, 05:40 PM
I order my bulbs from www.oceanencounter.com

The EVC series.

So far I'm impressed and they are quite abit cheaper than local. Especially when you buy a few of them.

Shipping time has usually been about a week n' a half.

Invigor
09-14-2005, 06:23 PM
I order my bulbs from www.oceanencounter.com

The EVC series.

So far I'm impressed and they are quite abit cheaper than local. Especially when you buy a few of them.

Shipping time has usually been about a week n' a half.

are they a canadian or american company?

shotzee
09-14-2005, 07:01 PM
I think their american, because in the shipping they mention that they usually use US postal service. I wish they were canadian with those prices :mrgreen:

Psyire
09-14-2005, 07:12 PM
They're American, but they ship via. USPS Airmail which is nice.

Bob I
09-14-2005, 09:26 PM
I found that Arc 14000K bulb very blue too, but if you don't like the 14000K, don't buy 20000K, as it is even more blue. You may have to have a look at 10000K. I have a 10000K HQI bulb, and like it very much :eek: .

demon666
09-14-2005, 09:33 PM
the hqi bulb will work in this set up? the more i look at the tank teh more the blue is growing on me almost starting to like it.

Samw
09-14-2005, 09:40 PM
I am buying my IceCap 150W HQI 10K DE bulbs from CoolTouch in Toronto. Seems like good prices. You can check their SE bulbs for your system. Their website prices are in US though but at 1.20 exchange rate, the prices are quite good. But you'd have to add on top of that for shipping so it might not be great if you are buying just 1 or 2 bulbs.

Bob I
09-14-2005, 09:44 PM
the hqi bulb will work in this set up?

No HQI is double ended. :sad:

the more i look at the tank teh more the blue is growing on me almost starting to like it.

demon666
09-14-2005, 09:46 PM
ya almost not completly sold on the blue yet

Bob I
09-14-2005, 09:49 PM
ya almost not completly sold on the blue yet

Alot of reefers really like the blue, but I myself don't like it too blue. :rolleyes:

demon666
09-14-2005, 09:51 PM
we will see it seams to bring alot of color out of my fish and add a neat look to some of the othe fish.

Reefhawk1
09-15-2005, 09:52 AM
Buying bulbs from cool touch lighting is 14$ Canadian for shipping. Called them last week on some bulbs. They have a special on 14k bulbs at 47.00 Canadian each. That is for 175 watt and 250 watt. 400 watt are a few dollars more. The bulbs are Aqua cool, I have never heard of them, anyone ever used one of these bulbs?

http://www.aquariumlight.com/

Stan

Invigor
09-15-2005, 07:44 PM
Buying bulbs from cool touch lighting is 14$ Canadian for shipping. Called them last week on some bulbs. They have a special on 14k bulbs at 47.00 Canadian each. That is for 175 watt and 250 watt. 400 watt are a few dollars more. The bulbs are Aqua cool, I have never heard of them, anyone ever used one of these bulbs?

http://www.aquariumlight.com/

Stan

I got excited until I got to the checkout page and it says:

"PRICES ARE IN US$" :neutral: