Question about Halides

[1eyedjyde]

I also went down the road of cheap bulbs and they usually don't last and the colour is on the yellow side.

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[Eyford01]

The old bulbs don't flicker so I don't suspect the ballasts and the flicker is a constant fast change between yellow (4-6kish) and white(10-12ish) light which is why I was hoping it was just a break in thing and it would even out, four days later and no such luck as of yet. Too bad, twice in the past ebay has served me well but I guess third time isn't the charm after all.

[Eyford01]

old vs new, also the flicker doesn't start until the bulb has warmed up, using one vertex and one icecap both electronic ballast. New bulbs are branded Odyssea, old ones not marked with a manufacturer they just say "250w, blue, made in Japan"


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[intarsiabox]

Odyssea is pretty infamous for producing a poor product, I would order a new bulb.

[Ryan]

When I ran halides I had the Hex-Arc Phoenix 14k bulbs. They grew corals like a 14k bulb but looked like a 20k bulb. If I had halides I would use them again.