Pics of Sunburst 12k MH - or any input

monty · 01/07/2008, 04:52 PM

Hi,
Thinking about the 12k sunburst bulbs. I would be doing 3 250w. Anyone have any pictures of these bulbs withough any supplementary light or anythin to say about them? Thanks in advance

lilred1995vette · 01/08/2008, 01:17 AM

I was running one and imo it was a little to blue for me compared to my 10k bulbs.

E.Smith · 01/08/2008, 06:11 AM

I was thinking about getting the same bulbs. Ill tag along for everyones input.

By the way there on sale at oceansaquariums.com for 41.99 thats the cheapest I found them.

alpine · 01/08/2008, 06:29 AM

I had great success with these bulbs in the past with my old 75gal setup.If you click my red house you can see my old page that I had setup for our 75gal.I do believe the actinics were on when I took the pics though.The coloring is great IMO,but I favor the bluer bulbs.

I got great coloring from my corals.but growth of my sps wasnt that great.The tank was mostly lps and softies though,and those grew like weeds.

Btw I had 3 250watt sunburts and 4 96watt pcs when I took those pics.

HTH

monty · 01/08/2008, 11:35 AM

thank you for the posts. alpine, nice tank pics. I dug an old 12k bulb out of a closet that i had from a few years ago, and only used for a few months at the time. I put it in the middle fixture on my 180, and wasnt sure i wanted to go with them. I think im going to head for the 10k route. anyone have any suggestion of the brightest/cleanest look?

01/07/2008, 04:52 PM	#1
monty Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Saybrook, CT Posts: 895	Pics of Sunburst 12k MH - or any input Hi, Thinking about the 12k sunburst bulbs. I would be doing 3 250w. Anyone have any pictures of these bulbs withough any supplementary light or anythin to say about them? Thanks in advance

01/08/2008, 06:29 AM	#4
alpine Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 1,156	I had great success with these bulbs in the past with my old 75gal setup.If you click my red house you can see my old page that I had setup for our 75gal.I do believe the actinics were on when I took the pics though.The coloring is great IMO,but I favor the bluer bulbs. I got great coloring from my corals.but growth of my sps wasnt that great.The tank was mostly lps and softies though,and those grew like weeds. Btw I had 3 250watt sunburts and 4 96watt pcs when I took those pics. HTH __________________ Jorge We are the Reef Central....It is useless to resist. We will assimilate you into our collective. Resistance is futile.

01/08/2008, 01:17 AM	#2
lilred1995vette Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston/Kingwood Tx Posts: 66	I was running one and imo it was a little to blue for me compared to my 10k bulbs.

01/08/2008, 06:11 AM	#3
E.Smith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 160	I was thinking about getting the same bulbs. Ill tag along for everyones input. By the way there on sale at oceansaquariums.com for 41.99 thats the cheapest I found them.

01/08/2008, 11:35 AM	#5
monty Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Saybrook, CT Posts: 895	thank you for the posts. alpine, nice tank pics. I dug an old 12k bulb out of a closet that i had from a few years ago, and only used for a few months at the time. I put it in the middle fixture on my 180, and wasnt sure i wanted to go with them. I think im going to head for the 10k route. anyone have any suggestion of the brightest/cleanest look?