Hycroponic metal halide

Venaman · 02-17-2002, 05:57 PM

there is a hydroponic store near my house and they sell metal halides. .
some that hold 250 w and what not
is this the same thing you buy at a fish store? or is there somthing different
other than the bulbs ofcourse

rayjay · 02-17-2002, 07:30 PM

Most hydroponic lamps are lower colour temperature than what's sold for reef tanks.
My 1000w metal halides are 4200K and I see people with reef type halides at 10 to 20,000K
From my experience, they still work, but don't look as nice as they're a little yellow compared to the reef lamps.

PerryinCA · 02-17-2002, 09:27 PM

The ballasts and the fixtures will be the same though. However, the reflectors made for the Aquaria trade better suit the spread we look for.

-Perry

Venaman · 02-17-2002, 11:47 PM

i doubt the price dif is that big

ill just go for the regular aquarium metal halide than

organicreefer · 02-18-2002, 03:15 AM

my 400w halide ballast is from a hydro setup

i replaced the reflector with a spiderlight though

02-17-2002, 05:57 PM	#1
Venaman Citizen Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: ssauga ontario canada Posts: 210	Hycroponic metal halide there is a hydroponic store near my house and they sell metal halides. . some that hold 250 w and what not is this the same thing you buy at a fish store? or is there somthing different other than the bulbs ofcourse

02-17-2002, 07:30 PM	#2
rayjay Citizen Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 154	Most hydroponic lamps are lower colour temperature than what's sold for reef tanks. My 1000w metal halides are 4200K and I see people with reef type halides at 10 to 20,000K From my experience, they still work, but don't look as nice as they're a little yellow compared to the reef lamps. __________________ *RAY'S REEF*

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02-17-2002, 09:27 PM	#3
PerryinCA Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 2,103	The ballasts and the fixtures will be the same though. However, the reflectors made for the Aquaria trade better suit the spread we look for. -Perry

02-17-2002, 11:47 PM	#4
Venaman Citizen Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: ssauga ontario canada Posts: 210	i doubt the price dif is that big ill just go for the regular aquarium metal halide than

02-18-2002, 03:15 AM	#5
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	my 400w halide ballast is from a hydro setup i replaced the reflector with a spiderlight though

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