Reef Illumination 72" MH/T5/LEDs Review

HEy all, I haven't seen many reviews on this as it is very new. Well I just received one today. I didn't have my good camera with me so i had to use my iPhone, and it won't let me post the pics because of jpg limitations (the pics are between 900KB and 1.2MB so theyre over by 700 or more KB). So if someone could help me with that, i'd be greatful.

So now for the Review:

Delivery Speed: Great, took less than two days from when i ordered( overnighted?, idk).

Packing: Pretty good, whole fixture is wrapped in thich foam and a thin layer of bubble wrap. T5 and LED bulbs held in place by styrofoam. The Metal Halide Bulbs (10,000K) came wrapped in bubble wrap and looked fairly secure.

Assembly: This is where it got tricky. Now, in all fairness, alot of this was my own fault. the T5 and LED bulbs were a bit tricky but altogether not terribly difficult. The MH bulbs turned out to be another story altogether. I took all the frames for the lenses and the lenses off, only to find they wouldn't fit (just push the receivers apart). But I got the bulbs put in. I replaced everything and turned the fixture over to find that i didn't put them down far enough. so i had to remove them all again, stripping a screw in the process, and push those suckers down in (HARD!!!!). Now everything is running and this thing is bright! I will be putting it on the tank within a few days and hopefully I'll have figured the pics out by now.

All-in-all: It looks nice so far. I'd give it an 8/10 if only for the frustrations i received (I got quite mad at IceCap during several points).

More to come.

 

Bulbs: MH bulbs are bright and appear to have a nice color to them. The T5 bulbs are UVL actinic and have a nice soft-blue color. The LEDs are VERY blue, borderline purpleish. Altogether it gives of a nice blue-tinged white light on my ceiling.