Metal Halide Discussion Thread

[Reefer420]

i think he was talking about charliethetuna's LOL - 400 w would be 25w/g!!! I would need sunglasses to walk in my room!

 

[jiggy]

oh i didnt see that it was a 16g..
wattage does have to do with coloration.. the higher the wattage, the higher the par, the higher the par, the deeper in the tank full color spectrum reaches..

 

[Deanos]

Ah ok....my statement still holds true for any bulb. Proper wattage is more related to tank depth than color temperature.

 

[Deanos]

wattage does have to do with coloration.. the higher the wattage, the higher the par, the higher the par, the deeper in the tank full color spectrum reaches..

Not so...65k bulb will be yellow no matter how many watts it is.

 

[jackson6745]

65k Iwasaki bulbs run on an HQI ballast is a lot less yellow. Actually looks pretty nice

 

[Deanos]

65k Iwasaki bulbs run on an HQI ballast is a lot less yellow. Actually looks pretty nice

LOL..."a lot less yellow" is still yellow.

 

[Reefer420]

how about a 150w elec. ballast 20k bulb? and as 150w is a little overkill for a 16g w/ mostly LPS/softies, aren't I on the right track in thinking 20k will be less intense than 14k?

 

[Reefer420]

wheres a good place to get 150w 20k AB MH bulbs?

 

[derm]

hey whats up guys. i need some advice on what to put in my new light hood for my new 150 gallon tall mixed reef . i already have 2-400 xm 20,000k 2-110 super actinic vho and 4- 96 watt pcs 2- blue 2- white ,i dont now if this is way to much light and maybe that is why some of my corals arent doing well or what i should put in my new light hood , do i use vho ,pcs or t-5s

 

[brett7768]

my lfs just set up a nano with the current sunpod, and it looks awsome!! i think im gonna get the 36" for my 65gal

 

[roverrange]

hellolights.com is a good place to buy metal halide lights.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

ok guys lets see if i can get this straight...

this is what i plan on buying and will purchase tonite cause im about to build the hood and what the lights ready to put them in..

from hellolights.com

2 250 watt electronic/magnectic retro fit MH kit.. (dont no which is better)
the ballast is made by aro...

2 bulbs either 2 250 14k watt hamiltons or 2 250 14k watt pheonix which would be better..

 

[jhale]

i like electronic ballasts, less heat and they run the bulbs more white.
they also take us much less space and use less electricity.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

thanks jhale for you straight foward opinion.. imma order right now... here come the halides...

 

[jhale]

you go T, don't do what I did when I first got mine, nice 10 hour photo period with MH's lol.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

ok guys lets see if i can get this straight...

this is what i plan on buying and will purchase tonite cause im about to build the hood and what the lights ready to put them in..

from hellolights.com

2 250 watt electronic/magnectic retro fit MH kit.. (dont no which is better)
the ballast is made by aro...

2 bulbs either 2 250 14k watt hamiltons or 2 250 14k watt pheonix which would be better..

here's my 2 cents....
get the bulb s and ballast from Helolites, get a luminarc reflector from reef exotics you'll thanks me!

 

[Tonyscoots84]

see i would get those but there a 130.00 each damn.. that would look really good....

 

[jhale]

when using spider reflectors which way to you prefer to have the bulbs line up parallel with the length of the tank or perpendicular to it?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

im gonna have em running parallel to the tank. figure it would have more coverage left to right that way.. since i do have a center brace...