Are quality Metal Halide fixtures and bulbs still available?

[Brian_68]

The M80's over drive the 250 watt bulb to 335 if I recall from my Killawatt meter. With those I would change every 8 mos because I had so many frags they paid for themselves. Also the year is recommended if you are driving them at standard wattage with an electric ballast.

They don't really overdrive, the remaining wattage is lost in the form of heat within the M80. Just feel it.....

 

[greekspec2]

Hard to find much info about the blv bulbs. I know ushio owns blv but haven’t seen any photos or video footage to compare to the radium.

here's a good video on there new venture...





BLV GmbH is it's own company they started the aquarium halide bulbs starting with the 10k, Ushio joined with them to make there bulbs and others.They produce most of the lighting in public aquariums throughout Europe and Asia and now produce a new LED fixture for public aquariums and larger private.

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[Daniel@R2R]

here's a good video on there new venture...





BLV GmbH is it's own company they started the aquarium halide bulbs starting with the 10k, Ushio joined with them to make there bulbs and others.They produce most of the lighting in public aquariums throughout Europe and Asia and now produce a new LED fixture for public aquariums and larger private.

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Powerful lighting solutions for sports facilities With the BLV STATURION® LED floodlight series, we offer high-performance lighting solutions for a wide variety of sports facilities - both indoors and outdoors. Together with a partner, our company also realizes lighting systems as a complete...

www.blv-licht.com

Cool to see! Thanks for sharing these

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I had an old dual blue ballast, blue line or blue wave or something I forget the brand, but it lost a ton of par on one side and some on the other. It was 8 years old and I just chucked it. New radium bulbs only gave me like 220 par near the top on the bad side and 280 on the better side. Not sure about other magnetic ballasts but this one defiantly didn’t last.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

interesting about the BLV halides. They are claiming 100,000 hour lifespan that is greater than 3 years @ 8 hr per day

 

[greekspec2]

interesting about the BLV halides. They are claiming 100,000 hour lifespan that is greater than 3 years @ 8 hr per day

BLV makes Giesemann, Aquamedic,Ushio and others MH bulbs, they specialize in MH bulbs and invented the 10k ,14k,20k bulb.They have biologist that work with there R&D of there lamps and supply public Aquarium lighting across the globe.

EN Pressedetail - Immer im besten Licht. BLV

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www.blv-licht.com

 

[Reefahholic]

Wait your in Houston?

I am. LOL

 

[jda]

They don't really overdrive, the remaining wattage is lost in the form of heat within the M80. Just feel it.....

That is not true. There is more heat because there is more wattage, but they get more wattage to the bulbs too. Real HQI will get about 335w at the bulb... some ballasts are around 3 amps. This is why the output is so much more than regular 250w stuff.

 

[TX_Punisher]

Is there any place in the US to order BLV bulbs? All I’m seeing is Europe.

 

[jda]

Try Champion.

 

[greekspec2]

Is there any place in the US to order BLV bulbs? All I’m seeing is Europe.

I order from friends in Germany here is the cheapest

BLV HIT-DE NEPTURION Metal Halide 250W (Aqua Blue) Fc2

A BLV HIT-DE Nepturion Metal Halide Lamp emitting an Aqua Blue colour temperature. This High Output 250W lamp is ideal for use in Seafood and Fish Lighting.

www.bltdirect.com

 

[vanpire]

T5 are great but your tank will look soooooo much better with halides. T5 lighting is just very very flat. Halide and t5 is a win win.. unless you live somewhere hot.

I live somewhere hot. AZ to be exact and halides are no issues.

 

[greekspec2]

I live somewhere hot. AZ to be exact and halides are no issues.

thats why we got these for....

 

[Reefahholic]

thats why we got these for....

What’s a good chiller and how much do they costs??

 

[greekspec2]

What’s a good chiller and how much do they costs??

Teco Made in Italy they range from $583 to $1100 up too 500gal

Home - tecoonline

www.tecoonline.eu

 

[Reefahholic]

Teco Made in Italy they range from $583 to $1100 up too 500gal

Home - tecoonline

www.tecoonline.eu

Heh...more money!

 

[Ewilson]

I am. LOL

Are you on any of the FB groups?

 

[vanpire]

Heh...more money!

While a chiller is nice, they are not necessary. I have halides in an open top tank, and I keep my tank temp at 79-80 in the summer with fans. My house temp is 78 in the summer. In the winter when I keep my house at 74, I need heaters to keep my tank above 78.

No issues with SPS at 79-80 at all. They might even grow better. When I go diving in Bali, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, the water feels really warm.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

Yeah. Chillers are expensive to buy and expensive to run. A desk fan on my sump always kept my temps in check.

 

[greekspec2]

Yeah. Chillers are expensive to buy and expensive to run. A desk fan on my sump always kept my temps in check.

it's only money we go to work so we can spend it.