metal halide lighting

[mfcfan]

hi all iam thinking about updating my lighting for my new tank i use arcadia at the moment and iam thinking about arcadia series 3 they really are much more slimline than the one i have at moment i know there are other makes out there just looking for some feedback looking for 2x250 watts don't want to spend much more than 500 quid,does anybody think going second hand would be a good idea?

[Gillybaby]

We've got the Arcadia 3 Series 2x250w unit, the one with the digital timer. I really like it. Can be a bit awkward getting the bulbs back out though if you don't use vaseline. One of the bulb holders broke once too, but Arcadia sent out a replacement no questions asked. So I'd say customer service was pretty good. Ours was second hand but unused, got it for about £350 just over 2 years ago. IMHO, you can't go much wrong with one of these units ;)

[Tetley]

Hi,

I have the twin 150's, with digital timer, very happy with it.

I paid £200 second hand.

Did not employ the vaseline trick however when I replaced the bulbs, so looks like I will be having fun, next bulb change time.

ATB

[trik]

Hi,

I have the twin 150's, with digital timer, very happy with it.

I paid £200 second hand.

Did not employ the vaseline trick however when I replaced the bulbs, so looks like I will be having fun, next bulb change time.

ATB

dont worry about it , the 150w are totally dif to the 250w as they slide in rather than push in, if that makes sense:confused: lol