changing bulbs

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  1. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    well its time to change my bulbs, I have the current USA nova extreme fixture. right now it has six 36 inch T5 HO 39W. I bought six bran new ATI bulbs, my question is should I change them all at once? one store said to change two at at a time the one I actually bought them at said I could do it all at once and just run them for less hours the next day... any input?
     
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    BigJim Spaghetti Worm

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    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    ah nice, I think I'll just do it all at once, curious what is considered a "top of the line bulb" ?
     
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    Pretty sure you bought "top of the line" from what I have read.
     
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    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    ok good haha I really want to get a year out of them, I heard ATI bulbs were really good so I decided to try them, Next time im going to try some purple ones :)
     
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