Hey sorry I took a while.
what is the Kelvin at this bulbs ? what type of reflectors are you using with ? 800 par is phenomenal results!Hey sorry I took a while.
I use these and the reefbrite 400w ballasts.
I also use 4 reefbrite LEDs xho strips. My par is 300-800 (300 sandbed and 800 10” below water surface.
I’m only running a 36” fixture on my 72” tank right in the middle. Next year, I’m adding two kessils one on each side with the angle piece so I can lend the blues more. The corners of my tank although not directly lit still show 180-250 par.
It’s VERY yellow haha. I like it though, it feels like I’m going diving in the living room. I only run them for 6 hours though the rest of the time it’s 100% blue dawn and dusk.
that is awesome for the 1-2 first years to accelerate the frags growth .
I don’t think it’ll stress the corals more than just the corals changing colors due to new lights. As long as the par is good with 14k bulbs and my tank is stable I don’t see any way it would harm them.
Try to use 10K or 14K bulbs, not the 55K. The Radium bulb is actually a white/blue bulb. The growth will be faster with a 10K or 14K. It will also depend on the application too... deeper tanks will need more wattage, for example. Radium bulbs are better for colors, not growth. It's the way it is with spectrum.
I like Ushio the best! I'm using currently Hamilton 10Ks with magntic ballasts. Love it! I love all halides, though!!! LOL!
Lol I love all halides too. Do you think I should make the switch now or it doesn’t really matter? The bulbs are about 8 months old so nothing crazy.
You can change the bulbs any time you want. The main thing is to make sure you adapt the system to the new bulb. Going from 20K to 10K or 14K you should go slower then when just changing to a new bulb of the same brand/wattage/Kelvin. Use the new bulbs for half of the time or less and add an hour every week or so. That's the way I do here. I have supplemental T5s on their normal daily photoperiod while changing the halides.
Thank you! I do have LED supplements. They’re weak though ~ 80 par at the top.You can change the bulbs any time you want. The main thing is to make sure you adapt the system to the new bulb. Going from 20K to 10K or 14K you should go slower then when just changing to a new bulb of the same brand/wattage/Kelvin. Use the new bulbs for half of the time or less and add an hour every week or so. That's the way I do here. I have supplemental T5s on their normal daily photoperiod while changing the halides.
I use the glass on any metal halide fixture (SE or DE)!!
Below is the link for Ushio bulbs.
The 250W 14000K is the only one discontinued/out of stock as for today.
Cheers!Aqualite™ Metal Halide | Ushio America, Inc.
www.ushio.com
The Reef Brite Twin-Arc bulbs are lamps with 2 arcs, but only one of those arcs will light up at a time, in an alternating pattern. The advantage is that you will use the lamp for double the time you would use if you had one with a single arc. I've never used any of the Reef Brite gear yet.
Specially if your ballast is also from Reef Brite you will be most likely be very happy with the Twin-Arc bulbs. Reef Brite's electronic ballast are supposed to somehow detect what bulb is connected to it and give the bulb the right amount of energy for the best performance. Have fun.
