Halogen lighting

trigger05 · 10/16/2006, 10:24 PM

Has any one ever personally tried halogen lights or seen any reefs with halogen lights?
Im thinking of an alternative because those metal halides are too expensive...

theatrus · 10/16/2006, 11:20 PM

Very bad choice for several reasons:

- Wrong spectrum (around 3k color temp)
- Efficiency which isn't much better than incandescent (15%, vs 35-40% for Fluorescent and HID)
- Huge heat output (see #2)

HaroldT · 10/17/2006, 07:53 AM

You won't like the color - it will appear very yellow in your tank. More yellow than a 5K

10/16/2006, 10:24 PM	#1
trigger05 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 390	Halogen lighting Has any one ever personally tried halogen lights or seen any reefs with halogen lights? Im thinking of an alternative because those metal halides are too expensive...

10/16/2006, 11:20 PM	#2
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	Very bad choice for several reasons: - Wrong spectrum (around 3k color temp) - Efficiency which isn't much better than incandescent (15%, vs 35-40% for Fluorescent and HID) - Huge heat output (see #2) __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

10/17/2006, 07:53 AM	#3
HaroldT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fresno, California Posts: 582	You won't like the color - it will appear very yellow in your tank. More yellow than a 5K