PC to Metal Halide Retrofit for Coralife fixture

smpross · 11/19/2006, 02:43 PM

Hi All,
I have a Coralife power compact fixture for my 90 gallon coral Reef tank. I would like to purchase a retrofit kit to upgrade my coralife PCs to Metal Halide. My question is does anyone know of a kit that is good to purchase that will work with the Coralife PC fixture. I have never done my own electrical work but I am a computer technician so I am familiar with working with my hands. Any help would be greatly appreciatd.

Scott

george1098 · 11/19/2006, 04:27 PM

I have a small reef dry good business, and i see allot of coralife goods, but i have never heard of a PC fixture being converted to take MH. They are too skinny, so there is no room. A MH retrofit kit is intended to go in a custom build canopy (out of wood for example). If you wanted to still make use of your PC bulbs, you would probably have to perform surgery on your coralife fixture, take out the bulbs ballasts and reflectors, and put them into your hood with the metal halides. If you want my oppinion, sell the PC ficture (PC's are junk in my oppining) and buy a MH fixture or MH retrofit and build a canopy for it.

11/19/2006, 02:43 PM	#1
smpross Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 33	PC to Metal Halide Retrofit for Coralife fixture Hi All, I have a Coralife power compact fixture for my 90 gallon coral Reef tank. I would like to purchase a retrofit kit to upgrade my coralife PCs to Metal Halide. My question is does anyone know of a kit that is good to purchase that will work with the Coralife PC fixture. I have never done my own electrical work but I am a computer technician so I am familiar with working with my hands. Any help would be greatly appreciatd. Scott

11/19/2006, 04:27 PM	#2
george1098 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Halifax NS Canada Posts: 1,336	I have a small reef dry good business, and i see allot of coralife goods, but i have never heard of a PC fixture being converted to take MH. They are too skinny, so there is no room. A MH retrofit kit is intended to go in a custom build canopy (out of wood for example). If you wanted to still make use of your PC bulbs, you would probably have to perform surgery on your coralife fixture, take out the bulbs ballasts and reflectors, and put them into your hood with the metal halides. If you want my oppinion, sell the PC ficture (PC's are junk in my oppining) and buy a MH fixture or MH retrofit and build a canopy for it. __________________ I'm not as think as you stupid i am Current Tank Info: None at the moment