SE and DE MH bulbs

demeyer2 · 12/25/2006, 11:51 PM

Basic questions.
What's the difference? Is one brighter? Cheaper? Lasts longer?
Thanks everyone in advance.

demeyer2 · 12/26/2006, 01:10 AM

Anyone? I'm looking to buy a MH setup and am curious.

Kurt03 · 12/26/2006, 01:19 AM

i would like to know too, i was looking at some of sanjays tests and alot if not all of the ones i was looking at the SE bulbs had better par. And all along i though de's had better par.

demeyer2 · 12/26/2006, 01:55 PM

Mods please move to lighting forum. thanks!

BryanJ · 12/26/2006, 02:07 PM

Big difference for me was the ease of bulb replacement. One of the guys in my club was showing me how to replace the bulb and started telling me how careful you have to be not to break the DE bulb and how he already broke 2 bulbs. He was also selling the fixtures as he owned a small shop at the time so there was no i'm a newbie excuses. So I bought the SE's and never looked back. The fixtures may be better now I don't know.

demeyer2 · 12/26/2006, 09:43 PM

thanks for your input

BryanJ · 12/26/2006, 11:38 PM

use this fixture with your choice of ballast and bulb 250 watts

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...ode=Sunpendant

12/25/2006, 11:51 PM	#1
demeyer2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sausalito, CA Posts: 455	SE and DE MH bulbs Basic questions. What's the difference? Is one brighter? Cheaper? Lasts longer? Thanks everyone in advance.

12/26/2006, 02:07 PM	#5
BryanJ Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, WI. Posts: 2,938	Big difference for me was the ease of bulb replacement. One of the guys in my club was showing me how to replace the bulb and started telling me how careful you have to be not to break the DE bulb and how he already broke 2 bulbs. He was also selling the fixtures as he owned a small shop at the time so there was no i'm a newbie excuses. So I bought the SE's and never looked back. The fixtures may be better now I don't know. __________________ Experience is the best source of information! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef, 75 gallon sump, Sequence Wahoo, Tunze stream, Euroreef CS 8-1 and 2x250 MH

12/26/2006, 11:38 PM	#7
BryanJ Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, WI. Posts: 2,938	use this fixture with your choice of ballast and bulb 250 watts http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...ode=Sunpendant __________________ Experience is the best source of information! Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef, 75 gallon sump, Sequence Wahoo, Tunze stream, Euroreef CS 8-1 and 2x250 MH

12/26/2006, 01:10 AM	#2
demeyer2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sausalito, CA Posts: 455	Anyone? I'm looking to buy a MH setup and am curious.

12/26/2006, 01:19 AM	#3
Kurt03 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,602	i would like to know too, i was looking at some of sanjays tests and alot if not all of the ones i was looking at the SE bulbs had better par. And all along i though de's had better par.

12/26/2006, 01:55 PM	#4
demeyer2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sausalito, CA Posts: 455	Mods please move to lighting forum. thanks!

12/26/2006, 09:43 PM	#6
demeyer2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sausalito, CA Posts: 455	thanks for your input