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    Posted: June 12 2004 at 3:00pm

I KNOW MH LIGHTS ARE THE BEST BUT I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD RECOMMEND VHO BULBS FOR US POOR PEOPLE.

BOTH WHITE AND ACTINTIC

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I don't know about the best, but I'm thinking of getting a pair of  these because the price: http://www.hellolights.com/48vt1aqblsua.html.  They are supposed to be exactly the same as the URI super actinics just without the internal reflector.
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I haven't tried many, but from my experience and others, the best seem to be a combo of URI brand "Super Actinic" and "Actinic White". The internal reflector in each tube is awesome, IMO.
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Do you think the internal reflector provides enough light to be worth the 40% increase in price? Granted it's only $12 more (for 2 bulbs) but my VHOs already have a pretty good reflector.
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Second the URI's. 
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ditto again on the URIs.  And I probably would buy the cheaper ones if you have a good reflector already.
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If you decide to go with the URI aquasun's, (10,000k bulbs) they are _really_ pink. If you want a more blueish/white I would go with the actinic whites.
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Well I just ordered two of the less expensive bulbs, the total came to $36.95 shipped.  We'll see how good they are when they arrive.
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Well I got my Aqua-D VHOs today, I must say I am quite impressed.  They look great.
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thanks for the info jared, i appreciate it. i will order the same today
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Originally posted by bugzme bugzme wrote:

thanks for the info jared, i appreciate it. i will order the same today

Just an FYI, when all I have on are the actinics, they are a bluish purple.  I think they look great as they balance my much more yellow MH bulbs.

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