XM vs. Ushio bulbs

Bartman · #1 03-13-2006, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Gools

I had Ushio's and now XM's. The XM's are far brighter, but have had a couple bad bulbs. With the ushios I feel I have a more stable bulb when it comes to colour temp. But they both are good bulbs. My corals haven't changed under one or the other.

Thanks for the feedback. What kind of ballasts were you running these bulbs on? When you had bad XM bulbs were you able to return them?

Bartman · #2 03-13-2006, 06:20 AM

As an alternative, I have been hearing some good things about the Iwasaki 14K 175W. Has anyone seen these bulbs at an LFS?

Gools · #3 03-13-2006, 01:14 PM

I was running them on Icecaps. Returning them was no prob, I got them from J&L's, just had to pay $10 to ship them back which sucked.
Like Willow said make sure the bulb can run on your type of ballast.

TheReefGeek · #4 03-13-2006, 03:39 PM

FYI:

J&L gives store credit for the return shipping cost when you are returning because of defective or broken equipment.

Willow · #5 03-13-2006, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

FYI:

J&L gives store credit for the return shipping cost when you are returning because of defective or broken equipment.

if your bulb won't fire or looks yellow because because you bought a bulb that won't fire on your ballast it's not defective and they will not return it. my gf is going thru this with them now.

TheReefGeek · #6 03-13-2006, 04:44 PM

Yes, they have to actually be defective.

I was referring to

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The XM's are far brighter, but have had a couple bad bulbs.

Assuming some of the same bulbs ran, and others did not, J&L would take them back and credit you the return shipping.