Which is better? (Power Compact Lighting)

[Fishwatcher]

I am currently using 4 48 t12 bulbs in my canopy and while they are growing my plants they dont work very well and they are kind of jerry rigged. I made them out of the 8 dollar home depot shop lights with the help of a screw driver and an angle grinder. The point is im sick of fidgeting with them and would like to upgrade to some compact flourecent lights. I found some on ebay that seem like a good deal but I would like to hear someones opinion. Look here Think these would work ( with the correct bulbs) or should I get the ahsupply kit . Do you think the ebay ones would crap out? Please let me know thanks.

 

[catfishmike]

don't touch that ebay stuff.there is only one company that i know that distributes jebo products and they seem to be the quinsentential fly by night mail order company.i have tryed to get catalogs from this company 3 times with no response.so i can't reccomend those products just because there is no support for them.try big al's they have 48 inch smartlights on sale for 109 dollars.or try ahsupply if your good with the hand tools.at the price ah is the way to go.i bought my 72 inch brightlite strip from big als for 249.99 and it was very nice.i have no complaints,but it would have been cheaper to use the ah kit if i wasn't a klutz.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/?splash_done=1
right there in the middle is the smartlights,the reflectors are probably not as good as the ah reflectors,but they are very similar and very nice in my opinion.if your not inclined to build your own hood this is the way to go even if do swich out the lights.a good buy i think.

 

[boba]

I suggest taking another look at the JEBO. Lot of good feedback on the seller. Apparently a lot of jebo lights sold w/ happy customers. Besides, the alt mentioned above is for 1/2 the lighting power.

Bob

 

[Fishwatcher]

well I guess it dosent matter now they sold all out I will have to go with ahsupply I guess although its gonna cost more then double the other one
200.95 + shipping vs 79.99 + shipping. Oh well I guess. Catfishmike is probably right anyways that price is so low there has to be something wrong with it. Your gettin the whole thing for the price of four bulbs.

 

[dattack]

Are you looking for 4x55 power compact light?

 

[Fishwatcher]

Yes, do you know of a good one? Or 2x96

 

[tomanystraydogs]

http://www.lightsofamerica.com/floods.htm

6500 k

Available at Home Depot

 

[revfred]

I don't think you can go wrong with a powercompact. After years of different lighting setups, I'm sold on them.

 

[allthingsanimal]

I was looking at the jebo lights. The only thing I found wrong with them is that they do not have a fan built in. If you have a canopy for your tank I would do some kind of retrokit.