Curious about.... ???

[ahayes13]

can you grow corals with hallogen bulbs? :squigglemouth:

 

[Reef Pets]

Good question. But, I think all that you would grow with a hallogen would be massive amounts of algae. A hallogen would probably be good for macro algae, but the bulbs get extremely hot.

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

I think the new fixtures in the new Reef Hobbiest Magazine uses halogen bulbs.

 

[Reef Pets]

Really? I will have to look into that.

 

[iani]

I think the new fixtures in the new Reef Hobbiest Magazine uses halogen bulbs.

I doubt that, halogen lights are very inefficient. You would be wasting a ton of wattage (and not be able to grow much) if you were to use them on a reef tank.

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

The fixtures are fairly new i would wait for reviews before i got one.

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

It's Aquaticlife.com

 

[ahayes13]

hummm.... okay. i wasnt thinking of using halogens it was just a curosity question as i was looking at my living room fixture and thought ... hummmmmmmmmm?????

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

I think halogens will be a regular light choice in the future.

 

[iani]

HID is not halogen. Where are you getting your info from?

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

Oh, Sorry honest mistake i was thinking about cars for a second with the headlights. Older cars use Halogen and new ones use HID. Okay...