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11/09/2009, 12:47 PM | #176 |
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I don't think there is a 400W DE bulb on market. You have no hood or top currently?
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11/09/2009, 02:26 PM | #177 |
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Nope I don't have any type of top. The tank is rimless, so I want the lighting atleast 1foot above water. Ya my best bet is retroing some kinda lighting fixture, prob is its hard to make it look good. Sucks geisemann and all those other companys don't do anything w/ 400w halides. I really didn't want to do it all custom, I feel its Going to be more expensive and less quality, then say a geisemann fixture, or if I Hung 3 250w elos mh. What do you think?
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11/12/2009, 10:54 PM | #180 |
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I have a 20" cube Solana and am currently using a 14k Phoenix bulb. I'm really wanting my colors to pop more. Most things have great color, but my pink birdsnest has never been pink. I've been looking at switching to the 20k Ushio, but I don't want to lose a lot of par... What is a good bulb with both par and still give me a more blue look...
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11/13/2009, 05:55 PM | #181 |
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I suspect that maybe best way to go. What are your NO3 and PO4 levels?
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11/17/2009, 12:00 AM | #182 |
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I just tried to setup my new Giesemann Infinity, and the T5's fired up great, but now the halides won't at all. The ballasts don't even buzz. I tried reseating the hqi lamps over and over, and pushed as hard as I could, but I think they're all the way down. The spring contacts on the lamps look solid too.
The ballasts are confusing me, as there's two, and they don't buzz, and they power the T5's somehow. Here's some pictures, let me know if I'm doing something wrong? |
11/17/2009, 02:56 PM | #183 |
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Just wanted to know if any of you halide guys have, seen the thread with, picture comparisons between diffent k bulbs and their ballasts and if you have can I have a link
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11/17/2009, 06:56 PM | #184 |
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Does anyone know anything about the pulsrite bulbs, Are they any good?
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11/17/2009, 09:03 PM | #185 |
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[QUOTE=Kinetic;16035502]I just tried to setup my new Giesemann Infinity, and the T5's fired up great, but now the halides won't at all. The ballasts don't even buzz. I tried reseating the hqi lamps over and over, and pushed as hard as I could, but I think they're all the way down. The spring contacts on the lamps look solid too.
Get it to work? I bet it is a controller type issue, Euro stuff tends to be very high quality, but can be tricky to use. There is not much to socket, just make sure there is metal to metal. Sometimes new bulbs can fire very slow, are you getting a flicker?
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11/17/2009, 09:05 PM | #186 |
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Coralvue or reef specialty have PICS of different K bulbs over same tank. I am not aware of comprehensive list accross brands.
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No flickering, nothing at all. Ballasts don't get warm at all, no buzz. This is interesting though: I looked inside the fixture with a flashlight in one end, I could see two blue lines going to the right side of the fixture behind the right pair of T5 reflectors, but then there's blue lines on the left pair of T5's that go out to the chords. It looks almost certain that the cables are going to the wrong side, and the wiring is backwards. Lines going from halides to the right: Lines going out of the fixture, notice the right side has no blue lines, left has two Closer shot of the left side getting two blues. I didn't see anywhere else where the blues were coming from: |
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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...688567&page=12 I can take some pics of just the 20k plusrites if you would like. IMHO, not a bad deal for $20 shipped, but these are my first MH fixtures.
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With this setup:
2x 250watt DE Giesemann 13K MegaChrome Marine 2x 54watt T5 Giesemann Actinic Plus 2x 54watt T5 Giesemann Aqua Blue What do you think about this lighting schedule? T5 - 9 hours, 8 hours each, 7 hours overlap MH - 5 hours, 4 hours each, 2 hours overlap Is that enough light? |
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11/30/2009, 03:53 PM | #191 |
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Anyone know where I can get a 150w HQI ballast?
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11/30/2009, 04:07 PM | #192 |
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I'm thinking about putting a 400w MH 14k on my 8' long 240. 24" deep, mixed reef.
I'd like to put just one on a light track with a lumenmax or lumenbright reflector. What do y'all think? |
12/04/2009, 04:23 PM | #193 |
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10k bulb equals rapid coral growth. Not the best looking to the human eye tho.
20K bulb equals good coral coloration. Is not the best for coral growth. Light looks more blue to the human eye. 14 K bulb is right in the middle. You get decent coral growth and decent coral color. I use a 14k light and some of my sps have doubled in size over 6 months. Yes, Doubled! All but one of my acros doesnt have good color. But I bought it at discount praying it would change. 3 weeks later and its starting to get color back. |
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oops.... 250w 14k HQI. Also, I use PC antinic. Not t5
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12/05/2009, 02:00 PM | #195 |
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Whats the best wattage lamp for a 36"x36"x20" cube rimless tank.
I am looking for a bright light tank and am planning to go for 250w 14k geismann MH lamp. Please advise if this is a good way to go. |
12/05/2009, 03:48 PM | #196 |
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are the hqi clamp lamps any good? i was planning on getting this one:
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You could go with a lumenmax reflector and raise it up higher, but you may need to go to 400w. |
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Hi. I have had a 37 gallon reef tank with zoanthids and soft corals for about a year and a half now. I currently have a light that is a power compact system. I have one 65 watt 420nm actinic light and one 65 watt 10k daylight bulb. The coral growth has been very slow and I would like to get LPS and SPS corals, as well as clams. So I looked at metal halide fixtures, but unfortunately I have odd dimensions. The tank is 30''tall, 12'' wide, and 17'' tall. I couldn't find any fixtures that are 30'' long beside pendants. I have a canopy I would like to keep on, so pendants wouldn't work for me. Could I mount a fixture into the top of my canopy? I'm confused. What should I do?
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Stupid question. I was wondering if the new halides (250 Blue Wave 7 w/ radiums) would normally make a kind of burning smell for the first few days. Its actually only been a day, but I can smell them. Wired correctly and I see no other issues other than new bulbs and new reflectors. Thanks, wife is worried.
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what happens if you use a 4200k bulb for 150 hqi? Will par go down or is it just ugly but use able.
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