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ClosetFishGeek

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You are in the range of $200-300 for total bulb replacement with high end products....I am getting rid of it becouse i am buiding a very large tank and have no need for it. This was on one of my tanks that i broke down. I liked this fixture a lot...I ran the hallides 6 hours a day the t5's for 8. The led's for the remainder. For an all in one fixture it does the job well. My electric bill definitely went up but its hard to say how much...I have 5 tanks so i cant give you an estimate yet....I would have to wait a month and see how much my usage goes down....:splitspin
 

vangoghfish

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are there bulbs working now in the fixture, they are just due to be replaced, due to age and being weak? As I like to see a used fixture fired up, before buying, do the fans, and all else work fine? Are the leds fine, and good?
 

ClosetFishGeek

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The unit works great and everything works...fan....ext....now all the bulbs are shot...they ran for almost a year and 4 months.....So to answer your questions 2 halides still fire up 1 completely out...and 4 of the t'5s are working the other 4 have had it....all led's are working. This is why I priced it at $450...it alows the user to replace with High end bulbs of there choice....at the end of the day you have a fantastic unit for close to half the price of a new one with crappy bulbs !!!!!
 

vangoghfish

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Thanks, ignore my pms, did not see you anwsered my questions here. Just have to decide on mh vs. all t5s, the nove extreme pro. Or possibly the 72" aquactinics, not positive, if I will be going the sps route, although, may be overkill, but always leaves the option there.
I have a lot of fish, and tangs in my tank, but now going towards adding much more corals, etc. If I decide to go the mh combo route your would be the one.
 

ClosetFishGeek

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You got pm'd


Thanks, ignore my pms, did not see you anwsered my questions here. Just have to decide on mh vs. all t5s, the nove extreme pro. Or possibly the 72" aquactinics, not positive, if I will be going the sps route, although, may be overkill, but always leaves the option there.
I have a lot of fish, and tangs in my tank, but now going towards adding much more corals, etc. If I decide to go the mh combo route your would be the one.
 

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