65watt power compact bulbs?

[D4jack]

I'm searching for replacement bulbs for my coralife fixture. They are 65 watt power compact bulbs. I think they were 18". I could be wrong, it's been in a box for a decade or more. Is it even worth buying them with the new tech nowadays?

 

[reefwiser]

You would be best to buy a LED fixture. Time has marched on from compacts.

 

[nereefpat]

You will need also need to know if they are square or straight pin. I'm thinking the 65 watt bulbs were 21" though? If the fixture works, and you can find bulbs, then it's sort of up to you if you want to get a different fixture or not.

I ran my old 90 with a 4 bulb PC fixture from about 2005-2011 and had great success with LPS and soft corals.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

@fishguy242 may know.

Where can the OP get some pc bulbs?

 

[fishguy242]

hi , try champion in IN. or DIRK'S would have to google Dirk..good luck..

 

[D4jack]

They're straight pin. I found some 10000k bulbs on Amazon for $22.

 

[nereefpat]

Coralife 10Ks? I remember them being pretty yellow. I would want to mix them with some actinics or blues of some kind.

22 bucks seems like that was about retail price for those back in the day.

 

[D4jack]

I'm looking for actinic no luck. Its a 4 bulb fixture it had 2 actinic and 2 10000k when it was new.

 

[D4jack]

It'll probably stay in my garage forever.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Dump it and smile doing it. Get some T5s or LEDs