replacing oydessa PC & T5 stock bulbs. Good Deal!

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by Night-Rida, Sep 3, 2009.

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  1. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    Well im going to replace my 4month old stock oydessa's PC 4x65w bulbs and my 1month old stock oydessa T5h0 2x54w bulbs..

    I already ordered my T5's..
    qty (1) current usa slimpaq 10k
    and
    today qty (1) UVL 12k from Drs. Foster and Smith. on SALE! 25% off.. for around $20bucks shipped! (w/coupon) ;D

    I wish I didnt order current usa bulb the other day, I could have got another UVL for cheaper..

    so if anyone is looking for UVL T5s 10k,12k,actinic check dr's out soon!
    I love getting good deals!

    I also plan on get 2x65w UVL 14k & 2x65w UVL super actinics PC bulbs as soon as I can get some $ together...

    Im sure these bulbs will blow away my stock oydessa bulbs.. My stock PC actinics already looking green instead of blue only after 4months / 14hours per day... :(

    I'll try to do a before and after thread when completed..

    current bulb setup:
    T5 1x54w Oydessa Actinic
    T5 1x54w Oydessa 12k
    PC 2x65w Oydessa 12k (yellow as heck)
    PC 2x65w Oydessa Actinic (already green)

    soon to be setup:
    T5 1x54w Slimpaq 10k
    T5 1x54w UVL 12k
    PC 2x65w UVL 14k 75/25 aquablue w/ internal reflectors
    PC 2x65w UVL Super Actinics w/ internal reflectors

    I should have a nice bluish tint now. will post pics soon.
     
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  3. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    Pretty good deal. For future reference the Current Slimpaq bulbs are pretty poor as far as output goes. I would stick to ATI/UVL/Giesemann or something like that in the future.
     
  4. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    yeah I know current slimpaq are a mid-grade bulb, but im sure its an upgrade to those odyssea bulbs.. for now anyways.. :)