WOW-Reeflux 10k color shift to pink with age

Phyxius · 09/05/2009, 04:39 PM

I have always run Reeflux 10ks for the last few yrs and never noticed an issue with them at all. I usually replace them at 6-8 mths of age and never noticed any color shifts. A non reefing person came over and mentioned the tank looked a little pink and asked if it was from the stuff painted on the walls ( Coraline ) I really didnt notice it since I look at the tank everyday and its always been a bright tank. Just for giggles I put a new bulb in and REALLY noticed what they were talking about. The bulbs in there were just past 5 mths of age and they really shifted to a pink color. The new bulb is on the left in the pic as you can tell.

Watch your bulbs as some of them do change with age and I guess I finally found the pink color some Reeflux users talked about....I guess its a good time to play with other bulb options now.....

Sorry for the bad pic as it was taken with an older Kodak camera with not many adjustments

IFbettas · 09/05/2009, 04:44 PM

Do you know if that color shift happens with the Reeflux 12k's too?

Has the new bulb on the left burned in yet? I found with my Reeflux 12k's that during the first week they were super blue (almost a 20k look) and then they turned into the crisp white look they are currently putting out 2 months later.

Phyxius · 09/05/2009, 04:48 PM

The one on the left has about 3 weeks of use on it 8 hrs a day already. Its my spare bulb in case something happens to one of the others. I ran it on my 29g for awhile before putting it away till now.
Dont know about the 12ks as I have always run the 10k Reeflux since Coralvue came out with them yrs ago

I was just showing they do shift colors with age

09/05/2009, 04:39 PM	#1
Phyxius Moving About Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: RTP NC Posts: 2,405	WOW-Reeflux 10k color shift to pink with age I have always run Reeflux 10ks for the last few yrs and never noticed an issue with them at all. I usually replace them at 6-8 mths of age and never noticed any color shifts. A non reefing person came over and mentioned the tank looked a little pink and asked if it was from the stuff painted on the walls ( Coraline ) I really didnt notice it since I look at the tank everyday and its always been a bright tank. Just for giggles I put a new bulb in and REALLY noticed what they were talking about. The bulbs in there were just past 5 mths of age and they really shifted to a pink color. The new bulb is on the left in the pic as you can tell. Watch your bulbs as some of them do change with age and I guess I finally found the pink color some Reeflux users talked about....I guess its a good time to play with other bulb options now..... Sorry for the bad pic as it was taken with an older Kodak camera with not many adjustments __________________ -Mike I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. W. C. Fields Current Tank Info: JUST SOLD AND TOOK DOWN ALL 11/10---210g AGA, 80g sump, Tunze Streams. Tunze ATO,RK Elite Controller, RKII,Dart, GEO Calcium& Nielsen Kalk Reactors,GEO media reactor, Kaleini Rock, 3-250 watt 14k EVC , VHO..... 34g Solana and 60g cube

09/05/2009, 04:44 PM	#2
IFbettas Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 1,953	Do you know if that color shift happens with the Reeflux 12k's too? Has the new bulb on the left burned in yet? I found with my Reeflux 12k's that during the first week they were super blue (almost a 20k look) and then they turned into the crisp white look they are currently putting out 2 months later. __________________ Current Tank Info: 180G SPS Dominant, 75 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 3x250w Reeflux 12k in Lumenbrights, Octo Extreme 250 Skimmer, Lots of flow

09/05/2009, 04:48 PM	#3
Phyxius Moving About Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: RTP NC Posts: 2,405	The one on the left has about 3 weeks of use on it 8 hrs a day already. Its my spare bulb in case something happens to one of the others. I ran it on my 29g for awhile before putting it away till now. Dont know about the 12ks as I have always run the 10k Reeflux since Coralvue came out with them yrs ago I was just showing they do shift colors with age __________________ -Mike I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. W. C. Fields Current Tank Info: JUST SOLD AND TOOK DOWN ALL 11/10---210g AGA, 80g sump, Tunze Streams. Tunze ATO,RK Elite Controller, RKII,Dart, GEO Calcium& Nielsen Kalk Reactors,GEO media reactor, Kaleini Rock, 3-250 watt 14k EVC , VHO..... 34g Solana and 60g cube