Done.

i've been running these bulbs long before they were cool

Wow, what a difference from my really blue Phoenix bulbs!

Could i get a PM for the link ?

Ill dig it up and send it to you.

Hey Grizz, can you send it to me as well?

Hey Grizz, can you send me that link also, please?

Bummer, doesn't look like they have 400W DE Bulbs. I'll have to mail him.

does anyone have any expereince with hobby lightings t5 fixtures??

Another big +1 to this un-named vendor that sells lighting for my hobby.... haha, i hope that gives it away. I just got 2 bulbs I ordered on Monday night, the arc-tube in one was broken, so i sent an email and he quickly responded and is sending a new one. Great service, especially for being 1/4 the price of the bulb's i'm currently using. I installed the other bulb, i was expecting the corals to take time to get used to the change since i'm running XM 10K's that are apparently nearly double the PAR according to sanjay's. But everything's happy as can be, even my clam is happy as well... a clam. Seems these lights have a good spectrum for the corals.

Here's a pic of the 14K and 10K... never realised how yellow the 10K was...
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...t/10Kvs14K.jpg

One of mine died after a few weeks. He is sending out anew one.

Little update here. After using the Pheonix 14k for about 2 to 3 months now, I notice better coloration in my corals. My blue tip acropora was kind of brown with blue tips and now it's a dark purple with blue tips, so much nicer.

My purple digitata is not brown any longer but purple. My pink birdnest got acclimated to the new light and it is coming back strong with new growth and a nice candy pink color. My yellow birdnest did not make it, it bleached very pale so I had to remove it and frag it.

Zoanthids and paly have great color and growth. Although this is 14k and rather blue compared to the Artemis, my acroporas are still growing 1" per month so that's cool.

So not so bad as I first thought and over happy with the switch. The problem with the Artemis is that it changes color after only a few months and I realize I much prefer the bluer spectrum of the Pheonix. Now it's a nice crisp white after the break in period.

Did anybody else had a lot of shift in color after 3 to 4 months with the artemis? like a yellowing? If I have to change the Artemis bulb 3 to 4 times a year it is not really cheaper than the Pheonix at the end. I was amazed at the adaptation that the corals had to do going from the Artemis to the Pheonix, even though they are both 250 watts and both 14k (supposably). It's the birdnests, pink and yellow that needed the most acclimatation.

for everyone asking for a PM to the link.. just open google type in

Hobby Lights Oneshop


press enter and it will be there...


Steve

Ordered 2 of the 15K 250Watt DE bulbs and they arrived the other day. Quite impressed, both bulbs match in color side by side and the color to the eye is a crisp white with a tint of blue. They seem to draw less current. Apex shows 7.4 amps for the pair while the Ushio's drew 8 amps. I note they are quite a bit brighter than the Ushio's, guess it was time to replace the Ushio's.

I had 2 Artemis that matched, then one died, which he replaced under warranty. But now the new replacement is bluer (nicer) than the original. So my left and right sides don't match 100% in color.

Probably different burn in times, but yes color matching could be hit and miss with these cheaper bulbs.

Can you send me the link I also want to bye
Some thanks

Try this first, if it doesn't work I can send you the link in the AM.

Still running them and still very happy. Great color and brightness, and the corals seem to like. I would still recommend

I picked up some 400w 14k. They are quite a bit bluer than my 14k Icecap bulbs, I like them, we'll see what happens in a few months.

I'm chalking my ebay bulb experience up to be a failure.

I bought two of the 250W DE bulbs. One died after a couple weeks (a piece inside the glass broke off and was loose in there). Then the replacement that arrived wasn't the same colour temperature, so both sides of the tank looked different. As for different burn in times, one bulb only had a few weeks on the other one. Even after a couple months they still didn't match colour.

Also around the same time as getting the new ebay bulbs my (dual) Galaxy ballast tripped my GFCI almost daily. It would only trip when the ebay bulbs were in the fixture. The Pheonix 14k's wouldn't trip it!! (The GFCI tripping then apparently toasted an IC inside my Apex controller the day before I went on vacation, requiring me to reconfigure it in a very short time to using the old school timers). Then when I got back from Hawaii I had to send in my controller for repair (thankfully under warranty). <-- Lesson #1, use a dedicated DC wall wart power supply for the Apex base module and ensure it's on a different power bar/circuit. This will prevent damage when the GFCI or breaker trips.

Eventually my ballast deteriorated to the point that one lamp wouldn't ignite (it was the ballast for sure because switching the power leads around would cause the opposite lamp to ignite). Bad luck?

So the ballast was under a 5 year warranty, so Jeff @ JL replaced it. (THANKS!!!) I decided at that time to just go with new bulbs, so I bought some Hamilton 14K's to use, and put this bad experience behind me.

I just got 3 of the 250w 14k bulbs. Two of the three have the expected spectrum but one is yellow. Like 6500k yellow. Vendor is going to exchange it but can't say I'm too impressed right now.

The fact he will replace says something... Standing by product is a sign of good service to come, at least one would hope.

I think all bulbs can have variances. I am happy with mine. And biggest benefit is the cost. Even if the bulb only lasts half as long, replacing it every 6 months is still cheaper than the major brands. Time will tell, but I have had mine running for 3 months now, with no variances, from start to now perfect light without any change.

I'm running the same ebay bulbs, but 250w 20k. When I got my first set, they were different colored. A quick e-mail back to the supplier, and he traded them, with no problem, and no questions. For the price, and service, I'll buy them again. And they look quite nice, if I do say so, for a quarter of the cost.

I thought Id chim in with my recent purchase from Hobbylighting on ebay.

I bought two bulbs. He didnt have the exact 14k de bulbs listed so I emailed him. He said he has some in stock and sent a direct invoice from paypal. Got the bulbs and one didnt work. I messaged him, sent the deffective bulb back and waited for the replacement. It didnt come so I messaged him and he asked if I had a tracking number which I didnt for the return. He then refused to answer my emails. Even though I have the postal slip showing the return AND a slip from HIS post office saying my returned package was being held for him at HIS local post office till march 3rd. He just chose not to pick it up. :twised:

I bought four 14k single-ended 250w and I have to say I am very happy with them after 6 weeks. The all match color very closely and my SPS and LPS have responded well to them. At 20% of the cost of what I was using before, I am pretty delighted.