Reeflux 400w 12K - glass shard inside

[Sakimaru8]

I just received the bulb with glass pieces from reefdepot and emailed them and they replied:

"the glass pieces that are floating around are normal.. it happens in 90% of the reeflux bulbs. as long as the bulb itself isnt broken.. its fine.. it should fire right up.

this is from the manufacturer.
- reefdepot"

Is this normal for Reeflux? Is this safe? I have had AB, Hamilton, XM, Iwasaki and Radium thru out my 15 years of reef/marine but I have never encounter broken shard of glass in the bulb.

Comments or advice please. Thanks.

Fred

 

[dmo]

The FAQ on the Coralvue website says the same.

http://www.coralvue.com/faq.html

I don't think that answers your question really, but there it is

 

[tamarindthai]

loose piece laying on the glass wiil get hot after the bulb light up and will created the hot spot on the glass,,i don't like it

 

[Red C Aquarium]

I hope the small pieces are quartz not glass but thats maybe why they break.
Very common the owner of coralvue says the same , no harm.
buy they from a LFS that way you could see it in person and choose.

 

[tamarindthai]

I hope the small pieces are quartz not glass but thats maybe why they break.
Very common the owner of coralvue says the same , no harm.
buy they from a LFS that way you could see it in person and choose.

i'm agree WYSWYG

 

[Sakimaru8]

here is some close up

 

[loohunter]

i love the reeflux bulbs. i think most people who have tried them like them as well. good color and good par

 

[class clown]

Funny. I bought two 400W 12k reefluxes at barrier reef on sunday and didn't check them out before I got them home. 1 had the shards and 1 didn't. I tried them both and they fired right up and seem like they work the same. Doesn't seem like it affects anything, but I was definately nervous too.

 

[Velamondry]

those pics dont show the 'normal' shards, I use those same exact bulbs, and Ive gotten only 1 out of 5 that has that type of breakage the manufacturer sent me a new one, claiming thats shipping damage, the 'normal' shards are form the center glass part in the bulb and it usually looks like salt pieces.

 

[Sakimaru8]

Yes, they don't look normal. Pieces came from the glass that encased the rod next to the center/nipple/arc piece. I guess it is for heat insulation of the steel rod that may bend and shatter the arc/nipple piece when rapidly heated and cooled by on /off cycle.

I'll try and contact them again.

fred