Anyone tried the Coralvue Reeflux 10k bulbs? - Page 21

mwood · #**501** 03/20/2006, 10:17 AM

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Originally posted by want2reef
After about three months of looking, I finally made my purchase.

Reeflux 10K on EVC ballast. Hoping it won't look to "pink".

I guess it's a matter of taste. I kind of like a pink/purple bulb as it looks like VHO's which I think is the ultimate in color, but has no par.

elephen · #**502** 03/20/2006, 11:53 AM

So the 10k on an electronic ballast has a pink/purple hue to it?

onthefly · #**503** 03/20/2006, 12:22 PM

With the IC ballast, it only occured during the "burn in". It was gone after 2-3 weeks.

My wife just said to me last night that she couldn't tell the difference between the P14 and the CVR 10K.

Wayner2 · #**504** 03/20/2006, 12:25 PM

I have EVC 250W electronic, running a reeflux DE 10k Bulb, it was pinkish during burn in, now it's a bright white light, no pink.

ReeferMonkey · #**505** 03/20/2006, 12:33 PM

Mine only looks pink at certain times of the day depending on the light outside. 90% of the time it's a crisp white.

elephen · #**506** 03/20/2006, 12:56 PM

Thats good to hear, hopefully I'll be placing my order this week!

want2reef · #**507** 03/20/2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by Wayner2
I have EVC 250W electronic, running a reeflux DE 10k Bulb, it was pinkish during burn in, now it's a bright white light, no pink.

Are you seeing any blue, or is it just white?

Thanks

want2reef · #**508** 03/20/2006, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by onthefly
With the IC ballast, it only occured during the "burn in". It was gone after 2-3 weeks.

My wife just said to me last night that she couldn't tell the difference between the P14 and the CVR 10K.

Reeflux bulbs are DE's?

acropora nut · #**509** 03/20/2006, 07:35 PM

I have been in this hobby for close to 10 years now and I can honestly say that I have tried every bulb on the market and nothing comes close to what I have seen from the ReefLux 10K lamps. Once every 5 to 10 years something new comes out that makes a major improvement in this hobby and I think the ReefLux lamps could be one of them. Not only is the color of these lamps fantastic, but the growth rates is like nothing I have seen before. I am getting double the growth rate that I was getting with other 10K lamps that I have used. XM 10K, AB 10K Ushio 10K, all need actinic to balance out there pee yellow color and while I am sure these lamps my burn brighter and whiter under HQI ballast I am not going to use a ballast that is not intended to be ran with a metal halide bulb. I think anyone that is keeping SPS corals needs to give these lamps a try. You will not be sorry you did.

I am also running the previous model Coralvue ballast. All 400 watters on a 500 gal tank and no actinics at all.

I will be posting pictures of my system very soon.

panic · #**510** 03/20/2006, 08:27 PM

Acro Nut - how long do you run the lights?

acropora nut · #**511** 03/20/2006, 09:24 PM

i run my lights for 12 hrs

onthefly · #**512** 03/21/2006, 01:48 PM

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Originally posted by want2reef
Reeflux bulbs are DE's?

Sure are

Well, they have SE and DE versions......

They were tough to find, but www.acropora.net has them

ClubReef · #**513** 03/22/2006, 12:08 PM

Will this bulb fire on a probe start ballast? My ballast is running XM 10Ks right now.

thanks

elephen · #**514** 03/22/2006, 02:24 PM

I'm ordering my 250w SE's from www.reeftanksupply.com - they have them in stock from what they've told me

ReeferMonkey · #**515** 03/22/2006, 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by elephen
I'm ordering my 250w SE's from www.reeftanksupply.com - they have them in stock from what they've told me

For $50 too! That's a good deal, most places seem to have them at $60.

ReefRockerLive · #**516** 03/22/2006, 02:38 PM

Can I see some pics of Reeflux 10k's running on Magnetic Ballasts?

elephen · #**517** 03/22/2006, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by ReeferMonkey
For $50 too! That's a good deal, most places seem to have them at $60.

Exactly what I was thinking.

ricka · #**518** 03/22/2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by ReeferMonkey
For $50 too! That's a good deal, most places seem to have them at $60.

Thanks for the tip. I just bought three of them and I'm asking the supplier to pricematch this. We'll see what happens.

--Rick

Lionfan · #**519** 03/22/2006, 03:02 PM

I ran the Reeflux 10K SE 175W's on my magnetic ballast and it was on the yellow side and made my corals look washed out. I heard you have better results on magnetic ballast with the 12K's. I am going to try them.