Got my Ebay MH Bulbs - Wow!!! I am happy

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Hustler

Do you use his fixture? and do you recommend them

I personally use a Hamilton Belize fixture. But I can say these bulbs work great with Hamilton and their electronic ballasts. I hope this is still the case in 2-3 weeks, once the bulbs burn in.

Usually I have found bulbs to look like crap then get better with burn in, nice to have a great look right out of the box for once.

[Bryan]

Don't see any 14k 250 watt DE bulbs on the ebay site?

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Don't see any 14k 250 watt DE bulbs on the ebay site?

I pm'd you the ebay store, lots of DE bulbs on there. That is what I just installed.

[Bryan]

Thanks, but don't see 14K DE bulbs on their store in 250 watt, are u sure u don't have the 15k's

[ALang]

Changed my old bulbs out this end of August.
I have a Coralife Aqualight Pro 250W MH fixture.
So far I still like the new Artemis 14K bulbs. Very crisp. Not too blue, but day-light crisp and bright.
So waiting to see how long they take to turn colors to a different spectrum, if at all...
Like everyone said, they are cheap enough to be replaced every 6 months or so if necessary.
My corals seem happy enough. Lots of new growth, and great colors.
Definitely needed to properly thank The Grizz for sharing that info this Spring, or else I'd still be paying $80 or more per bulb!

Thanks, Greg!

[Coleus]

darn i want to jump on these ebay MH bulbs so bad but i still have 3 brand new aquaconnect to go for another year. I hear only good things from these ebay bulbs

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Thanks, but don't see 14K DE bulbs on their store in 250 watt, are u sure u don't have the 15k's

Mine are 14K, maybe he is sold out, but I am sure he will have more. Best to contact him.

[kien]

I too tried out eBay 15K builbs this past summer. I'm coming up on 2 months usage with them and love them. Previously I had Phoenix 14Ks which I found too blue for my taste. These eBays are much more white like Ushios that I used to have a while back, just the way I like it. I ordered like 6 of then at roughly $20 a pop. Not sure If I used the same eBayer as Global or Grizz but there are tonnes of them on eBay.

As a side note, when I first installed them I noticed that two of then after a week went from 15K to 10k (very yellow) and I was afraid they were crap! However, after a bit of experimenting I discovered that my ballasts were overheating which caused them to burn this way. After I rearranged my ballasts and putting a fan on them all bulbs burned as expected and I'm quite happy with them.

[kien]

PS. I would love to see LFS' bring them in and sell them. Even with a reasonable retail markup I would probably still buy them considering they'd be cheaper than the brand names. *hint*hint*