1000 watt metal halide lights for 100 dollars!

MAreefer1 · 01/16/2006, 05:25 PM

I was just browsing the Want Ad, and saw this add for a man selling 25 used 1000 watt metal halide flood lights for 100 dollars each! ...would this be ideal for a fish tank?

if so...do they cost alot in electricity to run?

tsquad · 01/16/2006, 05:35 PM

1000w is a lot of electricity...

MAreefer1 · 01/16/2006, 05:36 PM

do you think I should call the guy up and ask if theres any left...the light would probly be going on my 20 gallon...would this be way too much?

E-A-G-L-E-S · 01/16/2006, 05:37 PM

Are the ydefinitely halides?
Probably low Kelvin rating bulbs & those use MUCHO electricity!

charlesgage · 01/16/2006, 05:38 PM

On a 20? NO!

Andrew · 01/16/2006, 05:38 PM

1000 watts on a 20 gallon tank would make your water 200 degres. Bad idea.

E-A-G-L-E-S · 01/16/2006, 05:38 PM

1000W on a 20g? ROFLMAO
WAY TOO MUCH LIGHT!

A single 250W would be more than enough, a 175W would let you keep anything in that short/small of a tank-IMO

Shooter9er · 01/16/2006, 05:39 PM

You may almost be able to bring your saltwater to a boil. If you had a larger tank it depends on what kind of ballast they run on.

tsquad · 01/16/2006, 05:41 PM

Andrew · 01/16/2006, 05:42 PM

Unless you want fried fish and roasted snails for dinner don't get them.

tsquad · 01/16/2006, 05:44 PM

I suppose if you added a huge fuge, like 100g+ and put the 1k halide over that, your macro would grow insanely fast..

reefman77 · 01/16/2006, 06:02 PM

on a 20 gallon you would probably evaporate 5 gallons a day

Zoos · 01/16/2006, 06:41 PM

Sounds like an awesome idea on a 20, but I would get 2 instead and be sure to get a 1000watt heaters as well, and crank that bad boy up all the way. oh yeah don't forget to move your tank to the basement by the furnace

01/16/2006, 05:25 PM	#1
MAreefer1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MA Posts: 769	1000 watt metal halide lights for 100 dollars! I was just browsing the Want Ad, and saw this add for a man selling 25 used 1000 watt metal halide flood lights for 100 dollars each! ...would this be ideal for a fish tank? if so...do they cost alot in electricity to run? __________________ BRS Current Tank Info: 75 gallons of SW,55 main 20 gallon fuge

01/16/2006, 05:35 PM	#2
tsquad Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,297	1000w is a lot of electricity... __________________ Tyler Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again

01/16/2006, 05:36 PM	#3
MAreefer1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MA Posts: 769	do you think I should call the guy up and ask if theres any left...the light would probly be going on my 20 gallon...would this be way too much? __________________ BRS Current Tank Info: 75 gallons of SW,55 main 20 gallon fuge

01/16/2006, 05:37 PM	#4
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	Are the ydefinitely halides? Probably low Kelvin rating bulbs & those use MUCHO electricity! __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

01/16/2006, 05:38 PM	#7
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	1000W on a 20g? ROFLMAO WAY TOO MUCH LIGHT! A single 250W would be more than enough, a 175W would let you keep anything in that short/small of a tank-IMO __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

01/16/2006, 05:38 PM	#5
charlesgage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 282	On a 20? NO!

01/16/2006, 05:38 PM	#6
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	1000 watts on a 20 gallon tank would make your water 200 degres. Bad idea.

01/16/2006, 05:39 PM	#8
Shooter9er Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 376	You may almost be able to bring your saltwater to a boil. If you had a larger tank it depends on what kind of ballast they run on. __________________ "You want some of this milk sideburns? I'd rather have a beer!" Current Tank Info: 225 gal SPS Reef 48x36x30

01/16/2006, 05:41 PM	#9
tsquad Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,297	__________________ Tyler Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again

01/16/2006, 05:42 PM	#10
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Unless you want fried fish and roasted snails for dinner don't get them.

01/16/2006, 05:44 PM	#11
tsquad Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,297	I suppose if you added a huge fuge, like 100g+ and put the 1k halide over that, your macro would grow insanely fast.. __________________ Tyler Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again

01/16/2006, 06:02 PM	#12
reefman77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: naperville, IL Posts: 729	on a 20 gallon you would probably evaporate 5 gallons a day

01/16/2006, 06:41 PM	#13
Zoos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,334	Sounds like an awesome idea on a 20, but I would get 2 instead and be sure to get a 1000watt heaters as well, and crank that bad boy up all the way. oh yeah don't forget to move your tank to the basement by the furnace __________________ "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education." Current Tank Info: None.