Reeflux Bulb Review please?

[gil716]

I've been running both 250w DE 10K and 250w SE 10K for about 4 weeks now and here are my observations.

The SE, on an electronic EVC ballast, burned a really garish pink in the beginning. Only in the last few days have I noticed the shift towards a crisper white color.

The DE, on Aquamedic HQI ballast, has always been a white/blue color but it doesn't appear to be as bright as the SE - at least to my eyes. So, this part actually seems consistent with what Steve noticed in terms of brightness.

HTH

 

[jawwad2004]

gil do you have any pics? It would be very helpful since I will be pluggin the SE bulbs on the same evc ballast as yours.

 

[gil716]

sorry, didn't have a SE only shot, but these should give you a good idea. btw, if you're ever in north jersey and would like to see them in person, give me a shout.

250w DE Reeflux 10k on the left + (2) 96w VHO actinics

250w DE Reeflux 10k on the left + 250w SE Reeflux 10k (EVC Ballast) on right + (2) 96w VHO actinics

 

[jawwad2004]

Gil, looks nice to me. Are the actinics on as well?

 

[cla009]

I'm Running the 150Watt DE Reeflux 10K bulbs for about 3 weeks now. I really like the color even without my small actinic suppliment. It appears white with a hint of blue. Definatly nowhere near the 10K aqualine bulbs i pulled out (very yellow but brighter). I cant vouch for color changes over time yet. I am running them on an Aquaspacelight (3x150) with electronic ballasts.

 

[jackson6745]

Tony uses the 400w on EVC electronic ballast and they look awesome ...blue/white

Sting used the 10k's on an Aquamedic HQI ballast and the bulb looked piss yellow.

I would definitely not use this bulb if you are running an HQI ballast.

 

[gil716]

Gil, looks nice to me. Are the actinics on as well?

indeed they are. i just noticed that if you look at the tunzes, you can see the different color casts from the bulbs. the SE really appears much brighter than the DE in person.

 

[gil716]

Sting used the 10k's on an Aquamedic HQI ballast and the bulb looked piss yellow.

I would definitely not use this bulb if you are running an HQI ballast.

Strange thing is, I'm running an Aquamedic HQI ballast on the left side of the tank. :scratch: There is definitely no yellow. Nothing but white and blue.

 

[jackson6745]

Sting uses SE, you are using DE. There are differences in bulbs of the same color temp by the same company from SE to DE. XM is a great example of this.

 

[DevIouS]

250w DE Reeflux 10k on the left + 250w SE Reeflux 10k (EVC Ballast) on right + (2) 96w VHO actinics

Yep....you can see the diffence in pic......

 

[Tim]

I just put my 400w 10k in two days ago.They look a little yellow but I think they need a burn in period of a hundred hrs. before I will see their true colors.What do you guys think?

 

[jawwad2004]

Tony uses the 400w on EVC electronic ballast and they look awesome ...blue/white

Sting used the 10k's on an Aquamedic HQI ballast and the bulb looked piss yellow.

I would definitely not use this bulb if you are running an HQI ballast.

This is why I wanted to get the reeflux bulbs. I saw the bulbs running on his tank and it looked great. I will be running it on the same ballast as him (250watts though), so I am hoping for something similar. Now the only thing is, Im having a hard time deciding between the 10k's and 12k's. A few of my sps look like **** cause they're browning out. These bulbs are hitting about a year now.