Metal Halide

Raineesman · 06/14/2006, 07:08 AM

The shop where i am employed is replaceing all of the lights because of the cost of the bulbs. They are 400 watt metal halides
with a built in ballast. Will any metal halide work for reef aplications?
I hope so, i can get them for pretty cheap.
Thanks

Raineesman · 06/14/2006, 07:43 AM

DUH!
As long as it has a 400 watt ballast i just need to make sure it has the right kind of bulb.
correct?

Fiziksgeek · 06/14/2006, 05:06 PM

There was a guy out here in CT who did construction. The site he was working on used MH fixtures to light the place up at night. When the job was done, he took 30 of them home. They aren't pretty, but worked well, I'm not sure what bulbs worked with them. I think you just need to open one up and see what type of ballast it is (M59, etc)

45commando · 06/14/2006, 05:17 PM

The store may have been running them on a 220 volt line,if so you'll have to disconnect that wire & look for the wire that says 110 V.Hopefully they weren't cut off during installation.HTH

Raineesman · 06/15/2006, 08:11 AM

Thanks for the replies.
I checked them out and they are set up to run off of 110 and they do have a M59 ballast.
Sweeeeeeet!!!
This will save me alot of money.

Raineesman · 06/15/2006, 09:00 AM

Does anybody have a recomendation for the type of bulb?
I will be growing hard coral.

hawaiianwargod · 06/15/2006, 10:49 AM

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06/14/2006, 07:08 AM	#1
Raineesman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 28	Metal Halide The shop where i am employed is replaceing all of the lights because of the cost of the bulbs. They are 400 watt metal halides with a built in ballast. Will any metal halide work for reef aplications? I hope so, i can get them for pretty cheap. Thanks

06/14/2006, 05:17 PM	#4
45commando Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,321	The store may have been running them on a 220 volt line,if so you'll have to disconnect that wire & look for the wire that says 110 V.Hopefully they weren't cut off during installation.HTH __________________ "It's not the size of the dog in the fight;It's the size of the fight in the dog!" -Sir Winston Churchill. Current Tank Info: 92G Corner tank, 250 wt 14K MH, 20G sump, 5G fuge, mixed reef

06/15/2006, 10:49 AM	#7
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06/14/2006, 07:43 AM	#2
Raineesman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 28	DUH! As long as it has a 400 watt ballast i just need to make sure it has the right kind of bulb. correct?

06/14/2006, 05:06 PM	#3
Fiziksgeek Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxford, CT Posts: 1,565	There was a guy out here in CT who did construction. The site he was working on used MH fixtures to light the place up at night. When the job was done, he took 30 of them home. They aren't pretty, but worked well, I'm not sure what bulbs worked with them. I think you just need to open one up and see what type of ballast it is (M59, etc)

06/15/2006, 08:11 AM	#5
Raineesman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 28	Thanks for the replies. I checked them out and they are set up to run off of 110 and they do have a M59 ballast. Sweeeeeeet!!! This will save me alot of money.

06/15/2006, 09:00 AM	#6
Raineesman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 28	Does anybody have a recomendation for the type of bulb? I will be growing hard coral.