what do u think about these lights?

[jwhitlow1031]

my neighbor said he would be willing to sell me these lights he got a bit back and never used. he said when u got the set up it was around 1200$ worth of stuff, its two 150watt mh bulbs and fixtures, lights brand new, no hours on them, and a doul balast... each light is 5500k, i would set this up with a couple of t5 actinics or a couple pc actinics, what do u think?
here is the info that is on the balast
http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL906/4312776/9621154/142209001.jpg http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL906/4312776/9621154/142202515.jpg http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL906/4312776/9621154/142202518.jpg http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL906/4312776/9621154/142202543.jpg

[samsfishnchips]

jwhitlow1031,

150w?
don't think so, those are 175w, it even says it on the first picture :D

5500k, man thats too low, that tank will looks pretty bad

reflector? bad,

I would take it free to experiment, but thats about it,

sam

[orlenz]

depends on how much he wants for them,
you will need to replace those 5500k bulbs, I would recomend getting decent reflectors also those flat sheets will not do much at all.
are you sure he paid $1200 for that setup? I think you can do much better, you can get a couple nice 250W retros from here for a good deal and have a warranty.
http://www.hellolights.com/25methalbalk.html

[jwhitlow1031]

well the reflectors still have the blue protector on them, thats why they dont look good and then they would need to be bent into whatever shape is required/trimmed...

[jwhitlow1031]

if i were to get this system for about $250 then replace the bulbs with 10000k what do u think?

[The Grim Reefer]

Energy Savers Unlimited is better known as Coralife. 1200 dollars, ROFLMAO!!!

If you could get the stuff for a couple hundered maybe.

You can get this with more wattage, better reflectors, your choice of lamp color and good ballasts for just over 300.00 and they are 250 watts.

http://oceanencounter.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=OE&Product_Code=E2R&Category_Code=EVMHR

[TheMoneyPit]

I agree, you can find better equipment for less. My Dual 400watt ballast cost me $59 on ebay.