Help on some hardware decisions

[serratus]

So you guys got me looking into these TEK fixtures now

I'm wondering why there is such a huge price discrepancy between the ones that are currently for sale:

1) $450:
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK
2) $400:
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK

versus these TEK lights:

3) $200
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK
4) $280
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK

Are (3) and (4) completely different light fixtures that are much cheaper to begin with? I cannot use them because they are 48" but I would have thought the 48" models are more expensive than the 36" ones.

[mseepman]

Could be a factor of new bulbs...or could be related to a change that TEK made in their reflectors (I think they call them TEK2 reflectors now)

If you are looking at a TEK Light...try OA here as they seem to be the cheapest:
http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...-6-Bulb-Light/

[Trigger Man]

Originally Posted by serratus

So you guys got me looking into these TEK fixtures now

I'm wondering why there is such a huge price discrepancy between the ones that are currently for sale:

1) $450:
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK
2) $400:
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK

versus these TEK lights:

3) $200
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK
4) $280
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthr...&highlight=TEK

Are (3) and (4) completely different light fixtures that are much cheaper to begin with? I cannot use them because they are 48" but I would have thought the 48" models are more expensive than the 36" ones.

From clicking on the models it looks like the big price difference was based on age of the bulbs as well as the willingness to unload the unit. The units that sold for under 300 dollars were spoken for fairly quick as they were a great deal. The other 2 higher priced units are good deal and would save you money from purchasing new, but have been on here for a bit so you may have the ability to get the price down a bit (the bulb age on one is only 3 months-like new hence additional pricing- and I did not see the age on the other one).