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dudley moray · 05/23/2009, 02:23 PM

having just got new bulbs and seeing the difference it made, i want to know what bulbs are you using. so far ive been using the current us bulbs that come with the unit. i tried the coralife and jebo bulbs and never saw improvement overnight like i did with geismann power chrome bulbs

scottallert · 05/23/2009, 02:31 PM

i just ordered ati, i hope i see a change saying i have been useing stock bulbs too.

noboddi · 05/23/2009, 05:22 PM

jebo, coralife, and current bulbs are pretty much junk. ATI, UVL, and Geisemann are much better products for not much more money. The GE 6500k daylight bulb is outstanding too

nikon187 · 05/23/2009, 07:18 PM

have to agree with noboddi on this, current and coralife bulbs are horrible compared to ATI/ G-man

redfishsc · 05/23/2009, 08:47 PM

Agreed with all the above.

I have both UVL, ATI, and KZ. All of them are top-notch.

You cannot, by the eye, tell the difference between the ATI Blue Plus and the Current Slimpaq 460, but the PAR output difference between the two is INSANE.

I cannot say enough about the KZ Fiji Purple--- one of the highest PAR producers that Grim studied, and it looks FANTASTIC.

05/23/2009, 02:23 PM	#1
dudley moray sisternofuselessknowledge Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: orillia ontario Posts: 795	t5-ho having just got new bulbs and seeing the difference it made, i want to know what bulbs are you using. so far ive been using the current us bulbs that come with the unit. i tried the coralife and jebo bulbs and never saw improvement overnight like i did with geismann power chrome bulbs __________________ We urge hobbyists to develop a good 'BS' detector that will allow you to question information presented to you without any experimental evidence to support it. chris Current Tank Info: 90 gal south pacific biotope 40 gal sump/fuge ,65 gal rebuilding

05/23/2009, 05:22 PM	#3
noboddi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 813	jebo, coralife, and current bulbs are pretty much junk. ATI, UVL, and Geisemann are much better products for not much more money. The GE 6500k daylight bulb is outstanding too __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham Current Tank Info: 55 gallon (36x18x20), 40 gallon sump, 25 gallon refugium, TEK 6x39w fixture, Osmolator, Kalk Reactor, Vortech MP20, 2 Koralia 3s on controller, Acropora, Anthelia, Montipora, Starry Blenny, Yellow Watchman, Rainford Goby, Tiger Gobies

05/23/2009, 07:18 PM	#4
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	have to agree with noboddi on this, current and coralife bulbs are horrible compared to ATI/ G-man __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

05/23/2009, 08:47 PM	#5
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Agreed with all the above. I have both UVL, ATI, and KZ. All of them are top-notch. You cannot, by the eye, tell the difference between the ATI Blue Plus and the Current Slimpaq 460, but the PAR output difference between the two is INSANE. I cannot say enough about the KZ Fiji Purple--- one of the highest PAR producers that Grim studied, and it looks FANTASTIC. __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

05/23/2009, 02:31 PM	#2
scottallert Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: south florida Posts: 571	i just ordered ati, i hope i see a change saying i have been useing stock bulbs too.