I thought we'd keep this "Am I Crazy?!?" series going. Just got a really nice AgroBrite fixture in from Amazon today. Only $100 including shipping. Much nicer than the Sunblaze BRS is selling. Includes individual reflectors, solid construction and a five year ballast warranty Including 4 ATI bulbs totalled about $200.
I think it will match if not exceed the par output of one Kessil A360we but with better coverage. Without testing though, just my estimate.
That was the other light I was considering replacing my Radium 250 with. Why replace the Radium? A couple of reasons, mostly switching gears to a lower energy tank but also the light spill from the Hamilton fixture is driving me nuts when I'm on the couch, and also the fan noise is too much for me. To reduce the light spill I moved the fixture to only 6" off the waters surface, which in turn kicked the heat transfer way up, was using a six fan back thing from eBay to mitigate that heat. Am I Crazy to grow SPS in a lower energy environment with only a 4 bulb T5 HO fixture?!? We'll see! [emoji38]
I think it will match if not exceed the par output of one Kessil A360we but with better coverage. Without testing though, just my estimate.
That was the other light I was considering replacing my Radium 250 with. Why replace the Radium? A couple of reasons, mostly switching gears to a lower energy tank but also the light spill from the Hamilton fixture is driving me nuts when I'm on the couch, and also the fan noise is too much for me. To reduce the light spill I moved the fixture to only 6" off the waters surface, which in turn kicked the heat transfer way up, was using a six fan back thing from eBay to mitigate that heat. Am I Crazy to grow SPS in a lower energy environment with only a 4 bulb T5 HO fixture?!? We'll see! [emoji38]