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If you put 250w no,it not changed a lot,with 400w probably but not sur,I had no chiller with my 400w even in summer when it was very hot and nothing died.Maybe I was lucky the 15 years I had them? Corals were much less sensitive under hqi than now under my leds. You can also out aircon in your room so no need for a chiller and all family is happy with it;-)When I used metal halide bulbs, I needed to get an aquarium chiller.
Are there any SE bulbs available other than Hamilton and Radium? (I really miss the Reeflux 12K !)
Are there any SE fixtures still being made other than Hamilton and Reef Brite?
looks like coralvue markets the mega chrome line of bulbs now. or at least that what's listed on there website along with Giesemann Infinity fixtures.Are there any SE bulbs available other than Hamilton and Radium? (I really miss the Reeflux 12K !)
Are there any SE fixtures still being made other than Hamilton and Reef Brite?
Hey Doug,I have not personally used any of the megachromes, but I have seen them in person. They tend to have a bit of a purple tint and are very crisp and sharp. I know that is not very helpful since words don't matter much here. My friend who uses them said that they output was what you might expect from another HQI bulb - more in line with Radiums over Hamiltons since the HQI Radium uses more wattage.
If fPhoenix 14k ever disappeared, Megachrome 17.5 would be on my list. They look different, but I like it the few times a year that I see them. I also have a ton of m80 ballasts.
The megachromes used to be HQI only and I have no idea if that changed, or not.
Nubee temp gun 6” away
Hqi reflector 225•
hqi ballast case 98
Ceiling fan 3’ away
Sunlight supply 24” 4 banger 104•
diy led heat sinks no fan 136•
80w t5 x4 open top canopy depends where you shoot it 130•
ac is set 75 almost year round 73 at night
tv cable box 97
kitchen light bulbsx4 194
fat fluffy cat 77
wife when I put the ballast back in the dining room, hot as hell
Halide to me still the best light for Sps. Beside par the spectrum of halide bulb fit best for Sps. My tank start out with halide then the Corals grow too fast so I switch to orphek
I bought last year a used giesmann infinity because I wanted to go back to halides .I wanted to try different hqi bulbs, unfortunately this fixture seemed not to be huge quality as when you try to change the bulb you have 80% chance to broke them . The insertion off one broke too ,so I could never use them ,maybe I should repair them?Can anyone comment on the Megachrome halides (SE)? Trying to get an idea how they look compared to Radiums or Hamiltons.
Thank you.