So the day before Christmas I bought a new MH fixture. I finally just got it in last night and set it up this morning. I bought it for my Red Seamax 34 gallon, the reason i bought the RSM was because of the clean look and complete package. Now the fixture was a smoking deal I think... 250 watt HQI MH and 2 96 watt Auctinics 8 blue moon lights. The cost was $159.00 plus $39.00 shipping, so just under $200 for everything.
I am all about the looks of things, if it doesn't fit into the look of my house then it's gotta go.
So here are some before and after shots.
Stock RSM hood.
New fixture.
Stock RSM hood.
New fixture.
So I know this question is a personal preference and all, but I was looking for other opinions. Do you think it looks ok? Does it look to tacky and hodge-podged? If I keep it I was going to get a new Phoenix 14k bulb and a new ballast. Since these items are the weak links in the fixture I think the 15k bulb they gave me with this is very yellow and the ballast weighs like nothing. I read over 120 pages on this fixture and after everyone replaced the bulb and ballast people loved it.
