Hello,
I am not completely satisfied with my Reefbrite Halide Hybrid. I like the 250w Radium with (2) led xho reefbrites because it is a semi-small fixture over my tank. I have a RedSea Reefer 170 and my dimensions are 24x19.5x20. I used to have an ATI non-dimmable Sunpower with (1) 24" xho all blue reefbrite added on. I was totally happy with the color it gave me however my wife didn't like how the Sunpower blinded her. I found a great deal on this Reefbrite Halide Hybrid and jumped at it. I don't regret my decision at all but I do wish I had more color options.
My Pros are:
1. I don't need to change out t5 bulbs at present, only a single Radium once every 6-9 months.
2. The reefbrite hybrid looks good over my tank, its hanging from the ceiling.
3. Other than the 250w Radium the LEDs only consume 40-50w. If I remember correctly at peak power consumption I am floating around 3.6 amps for my whole setup.
4. I have a dimmer for my reefbrites so I can dim them using the apex from 1-100%.
My Cons are:
1. I do not like the color from only the reefbrite strips by themselves. I would like more options when the Radium is off.
2. Because I don't like the colors from the reefbrites I am using an 8 hour photoperiod on the Radium, something I wish I could reduced if I wanted or have t5s on and a 4-6 hour radium photoperiod.
The way I look at the two options posted in the title are:
The Giesemann is best looking pendant over my tank especially since I do not have a hood. But it also would fit snug over my tank basically taking up most of its footprint. It is also more than double the price of the Hamilton. It only has 2 power cords coming out of it, one for the t5s and one for the MH. This can be viewed as a pro or con depending on your viewpoint since all 4 T5s must come on at one time.
The Hamilton is much cheaper, I was quoted a price of around 370 bucks for just the fixture. The Hamilton doesn't look as good over the tank but has active cooling. But because of these fans it could produce noise and my tank is ultra quiet and I would like to keep it that way. It also has more cords, I think the guy from Hamilton told me 4 cords for everything including the fans.
Sooooo... as you can tell I am at a crossroads. Do you all have any opinions?
Thanks a bunch,
Jared
I am not completely satisfied with my Reefbrite Halide Hybrid. I like the 250w Radium with (2) led xho reefbrites because it is a semi-small fixture over my tank. I have a RedSea Reefer 170 and my dimensions are 24x19.5x20. I used to have an ATI non-dimmable Sunpower with (1) 24" xho all blue reefbrite added on. I was totally happy with the color it gave me however my wife didn't like how the Sunpower blinded her. I found a great deal on this Reefbrite Halide Hybrid and jumped at it. I don't regret my decision at all but I do wish I had more color options.
My Pros are:
1. I don't need to change out t5 bulbs at present, only a single Radium once every 6-9 months.
2. The reefbrite hybrid looks good over my tank, its hanging from the ceiling.
3. Other than the 250w Radium the LEDs only consume 40-50w. If I remember correctly at peak power consumption I am floating around 3.6 amps for my whole setup.
4. I have a dimmer for my reefbrites so I can dim them using the apex from 1-100%.
My Cons are:
1. I do not like the color from only the reefbrite strips by themselves. I would like more options when the Radium is off.
2. Because I don't like the colors from the reefbrites I am using an 8 hour photoperiod on the Radium, something I wish I could reduced if I wanted or have t5s on and a 4-6 hour radium photoperiod.
The way I look at the two options posted in the title are:
The Giesemann is best looking pendant over my tank especially since I do not have a hood. But it also would fit snug over my tank basically taking up most of its footprint. It is also more than double the price of the Hamilton. It only has 2 power cords coming out of it, one for the t5s and one for the MH. This can be viewed as a pro or con depending on your viewpoint since all 4 T5s must come on at one time.
The Hamilton is much cheaper, I was quoted a price of around 370 bucks for just the fixture. The Hamilton doesn't look as good over the tank but has active cooling. But because of these fans it could produce noise and my tank is ultra quiet and I would like to keep it that way. It also has more cords, I think the guy from Hamilton told me 4 cords for everything including the fans.
Sooooo... as you can tell I am at a crossroads. Do you all have any opinions?
Thanks a bunch,
Jared
