250W BLV 14K Bulb is here! Wooohoo!!

[dirtyreefer]

Just received this bulb in the mail from Malaysia, isn't available in Canada or the US yet. Will post more pics after the initial burn-in period

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/medium/DSCN0277.JPG

[Willito]

How much did that cost with shipping?

[blaster]

what is so special about that bulb?

[dirtyreefer]

How much did that cost with shipping?

It wasn't that bad, like $85 + change. I have to admit it was a risk though, buying stuff from overseas from an ebay dealer isn't exactly the safest bet. Now that it has arrived successfully, I would purchase it again in a second.

[dirtyreefer]

what is so special about that bulb?

BLV is the european branding for Ushio (same product but marketed differently in Europe). Ushio has not put out a 14K bulb or any higher K bulb for that matter ever, and since their 10K has been so successful for so many years, they have the reputation and quality behind them to put out a nice higher K bulb.

I have actually located the Ushio 14K bulb in the states at reefgeek.com, but this was after I purchased the BLV. Same difference though, and I'm anxiously awaiting to see how these burn in.

[blaster]

by the way how did that 250watt 20000k geisman bulb look,I got 3 13000 and would like it a touch bluer,yet i can't see what the 14500 and 20000 bulbs look like on.

[RonPeter]

It wasn't that bad, like $85 + change. I have to admit it was a risk though, buying stuff from overseas from an ebay dealer isn't exactly the safest bet. Now that it has arrived successfully, I would purchase it again in a second.

Who is the eBay seller? Thanks.

[Ruth]

Those are supposed to be very nice bulbs - I might see if I can find some while I am on holidays and have them shipped back to me.

[mr_alberta]

There are 2 of those for sale on Reef Central right now for those of you intersted.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=788327

[dirtyreefer]

Who is the eBay seller? Thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/BLV-250w-14000K-metal-halide-bulb-for-reef-tank_W0QQitemZ7746869139QQcategoryZ46314QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He has both SE and DE bulbs for sale. Obviously the guy on RC is trying to rip people off.

[dirtyreefer]

by the way how did that 250watt 20000k geisman bulb look,I got 3 13000 and would like it a touch bluer,yet i can't see what the 14500 and 20000 bulbs look like on.

The 20K is great for color, but I wanted more growth. If you have 3 13K bulbs, why not put a 20K in the middle (I assume they are all running side by side)? That would be a perfect balance IMO if you want more blue.

Not that I'm trying to sell you my bulb or anything :D

[dirtyreefer]

Just an update, but the bulb has started to really whiten up. Don't see any blues yet, but the original yellow burn-in color is subsiding. That is normal from what I hear from other fellow reefers with experiencing this bulb.

If you don't want to pay for shipping, you can get this bulb from reefgeek.com but it's marketed as Ushio:

http://www.reefgeek.com/products/categories/lighting/104796.html

[shotzee]

I think this place also is selling the for a little cheaper.

http://www.customaquatic.com/customaquatic/subsubcategorypage.asp?subcatindexid=lt-rmhb-d2

[Maverick]

Anyone in Canada selling these ?

Brent

[dirtyreefer]

Just thought I would update everyone on this bulb. After the initial burn-in, the color is a nice crisp white. My SPS colors are also starting to "pop" with this bulb!

Anyone interested in trying this bulb should give it a try :)