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Old 06-26-2009, 05:46 AM
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Bah!!! Of course...because that's the bulb I want. Pfff!

The options for 250w DE bulbs (with good PAR on an electronic ballast) are very slim. The AquaConnect look good on paper, but $140 per bulb!
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Old 06-26-2009, 05:48 AM
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Get a phoenix, it's basically the same as AC but cheaper
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Old 06-26-2009, 05:51 AM
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Bah!!! Of course...because that's the bulb I want. Pfff!

The options for 250w DE bulbs (with good PAR on an electronic ballast) are very slim. The AquaConnect look good on paper, but $140 per bulb!

True, AC bulbs are expensive, but I justify them by figuring they will last me 12 months. That comes out to less than $12 a month.. what else in this hobby is that inexpensive?
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Old 06-26-2009, 05:58 AM
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I have the SE ones, I don't think I would buy them again. They're too bright for my corals, lol
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Bah!!! Of course...because that's the bulb I want. Pfff!

The options for 250w DE bulbs (with good PAR on an electronic ballast) are very slim. The AquaConnect look good on paper, but $140 per bulb!
If you want the AC's why not get the Phoenix bulbs for a lot cheaper but similar specs?

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Old 06-26-2009, 05:31 PM
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Thanks guys! I was just looking at the specs on the Phoenix bulbs, good call on that. Ok...who sells Phoenix 250w 14K DE bulbs?
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Old 06-26-2009, 05:38 PM
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Ocean Aquatics has it as well as Oceanic Corals (but the website says they are sold out at the moment).

If you wanna go through the states Premium Aquatics is pretty good and they ship to Canada via USPS so they don't have those nasty brokers fees.

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Old 06-26-2009, 05:40 PM
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Check with Ian @ Oceanic Corals. I thought he ordered a bunch of phoenix bulbs a month or so back.
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Check with Douggles or Kevin @ Red Coral.
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Old 06-26-2009, 05:49 PM
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I ordered mine through Ocean Aquatics
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Old 06-26-2009, 06:02 PM
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Awesome, thanks guys!
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