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03-31-2005, 10:47 PM
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Panasonic PC bulbs, very impressed!
I received my two PC replacement bulbs for my Aqualight (1 - 96W 10K, 1 - 96W Actinic) from OA yesterday. Boy what a difference in brightness compared to the Coralife bulbs the unit came with
 .The Actinic has a much more purple/blue than the blue of the Coralife actinic which really makes the coraline, zoos, and moon coral fluoresce nicely. Lets hope my corals enjoy the new bulbs as much as I do 
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04-01-2005, 12:20 AM
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How old were the Coralife bulbs when you replaced them
 The reason I ask is because I had the same fixture, and when I replaced the bulbs they were six months old, and had lost half their output. 
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04-01-2005, 01:41 AM
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Bob
My bulbs were actually 9 months old and as with yours, they definately lost alot of their output quite quickly. That being said, I would still put the brightness of the new panasonics over new coralife bulbs in a heartbeat. I will monitor over time see how longevity and brightness compare to the old bulbs, but very happy out of the gate. I would like to try a set from Hello lights as well, as I have read very good things about their lamps, however, with their no shipping to outside the continental US policy getting them here is a clusterf*@#.
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04-01-2005, 01:33 PM
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I have been using the 55w Panasonic,s for years, over my turf scrubber. I run the 67K but run them until they expire, as the spectrum is not as important as for corals. I have at least two years on my current set.
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04-01-2005, 02:45 PM
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Hey Scott, where did you get them and how much? I'll need new PC bulbs soon and they sound cool.
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04-01-2005, 07:30 PM
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Danny,
I got them from Ocean Aquatics. The total cost of the 2 bulbs including GST and shipping via DHL was $110.00. BTW Wendell did a great job of packing them for shipping. You could have played soccer with the box for an hour and still probably not have broken a bulb I don't have a dig camera or I would post a pic for you  , but your welcome to drop by anytime and see how they look.
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04-01-2005, 08:16 PM
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Cool, $110.00 is about the same price for the coralife bulbs. might as well try the Panasonics then.
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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04-01-2005, 11:37 PM
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Ryan, read then post lol
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