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[Robert Patterso]

Thanks Hahn. PFO hqi it is then. I'm not going to try and fire it with the m59. That's why I was asking about the electronic vs hqi. I want what works best for the application.

 

[Robert Patterso]

Well bummer, aquaristic.com doesn't carry the AC bulbs anymore. They say as far as they know they're not being imported at all. They know of no one in the U.S. carrying them.

Ok so who's bulb is the next best thing?

 

[TropTrea]

The XM's do fire up with M-59 Ballasts. However if you look at Sanjay's charts you will see the HQI ballasts do give about 50% higher PAR values on most XM bulbs.

And yes Hahm, The 250 Watters I think are a much better deal than the 400W bulbs. If you look at the bubls on a PAR/Watt value the 250's always seem ahead of the game. In a tight situation I personaly would consider 3-250's over a pair of 400's which would save me 50W of power and possibaly give me more light to boot.

Dennis

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8923184#post8923184 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hahnmeister
Well, I tend to prefer 250s for reasons which may not apply here. If you can get the Aquaconnect 14,000Ks, and you are happy with it, it is a hard bulb to beat. I would stick with a HQI ballast with it... it is a HQI rated bulb after all. your current M59 ballast most likely wont fire it though.

 

[TropTrea]

LKooking at Sanjay's pages it appears you would get the most PAR by switching your Metal Hides to Icecap 150W 6500K DE 1.
Then for suplemental lighting look for a pair of bulbs one @420nm, and the other @460 nm, This should give you enough bblues and Actinic lighting.

Dennis

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8917972#post8917972 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by danjen10
Would you all mind giving me some feedback on what you think I might best go with as my next bulbs? I have a Coralife Aqualight Pro fixture 150W.

There are 3 150W MH's DE @ 10k (made by Coralife)
There are 4 96W CF Actinics
and finally a few LEDs for night.

Would you stick with the same setup or maybe go with Ushios or XM's for the bulbs (or another). I think I will stick with 10k's for the PAR.

How about the CF's. To get more PAR, can I go with something else? What will I lose in color? (i.e. with 50/50's or 10K CF's)

Thanks ... and since this will be my 1st replacement of all the bulbs I appreciate all input / experience and ideas.

Dan

 

[Randall_James]

Hope maybe someone can help here:
I have a 400W SE bulb and all it says is "10K German"

Any ideas what brand this may be? I have looked all around the mogul for any other ID stuff but do not see any

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

R.J. ........ Hamilton 10K

 

[PITSTOP]

BLV Nepturion = Ushio 14,000K 400w SE

On the PFO HQI Ballast = ppfd 214; cct 10,026

Anyone ruinning this bulb care to post an opinion and pic?

 

[Randall_James]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8986258#post8986258 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by E-A-G-L-E-S
R.J. ........ Hamilton 10K

Thx!

 

[hahnmeister]

Its alot like a 10,000K... just a slightly lower red/yellow area and slightly more purple... kinda like someone took a graph of a 10,000K and tilted it 10 degrees. Its not like the hamilton or pheonix 14,000Ks though. I would still use supplimental actinics with it, or rather, blue bulbs (what it lacks is a blue spike, not actinic) to make it look nice. using the Ushio/BLV 14,000Ks with blue+ T5s gives a very nice look though... like a 'ice-day' look. Corals love it too.

Keep in mind that that bulb is also a true HQI rated 400 watter... so you will want to use a 400wattHQI ballast with it... not an e-ballast or regular probe-start/M59.

 

[PITSTOP]

My setup will be:

2 x 400w PFO HQI Ballast
2 x 400w Ushio 14K SE
2 x 24" PFO Parallel Reflectors (linked to 48")
2 x 110 VHO URi Super Actinic (until I buy T5 endcaps, reflectors, etc.)
1 x IceCap 430 Ballast

 

[TropTrea]

I'm realy wondering about some of the T-5 setups I'm seeing on line. Twin 48" T-5's around $80, 4 48" T-5's around $150, and 8 bulb set ups around $270. The only thing is they do not give any details on the reflectors. But at these prices I can see mixing and matching bulbs to get a good balance and also adding ones own reflector if need be,

 

[xabo]

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[xabo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8987741#post8987741 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PITSTOP

BLV Nepturion = Ushio 14,000K 400w SE

On the PFO HQI Ballast = ppfd 214; cct 10,026

Anyone ruinning this bulb care to post an opinion and pic?

Just curious as to where you found this info?

 

[PITSTOP]

This should be larger...

From advanced aquarist and another hobbyist who contacted the manufacturer of Ushio....sold in England under the "BLV Nepturion" name

 

[kdblove_99]

I think i have asked this before but i cant find it anywhere.

What's up with the Happy Reefing bulbs? I can't find them anywhere. From what i see on Sanjays site they seem really good. By far the highest par i have seen for a 20K bulb. Think it was 84. Think that is acutally even higher than the phoenix 14K

 

[TropTrea]

There used to be a site for "Happy Reefing" and there bulbs however I just tried several web searches and only came up with various forums discussing there bulbs and nothing on the company itself, or a vendor that sells there bulbs.

Dennis

 

[hahnmeister]

Happy went out of business...

 

[PITSTOP]

hahnmeister - what do you know about the connection between BLV Nepturion 14K (400w SE) and Ushio 14K (400w SE)...someone claimed that they are the same exact bulb made by the same manufacturer - one sold on your side of the pond, the other on my side...can you confirm this?

If so, then what a bulb!

 

[hahnmeister]

Well, I think that we are on the same side of the pond FWIW, but many BLV/Ushio bulbs are in fact the same bulb. Im pretty sure the ones you mention are as well.

 

[PITSTOP]

Oh, I see you're back.

Where in NY are you?