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Discussion in 'Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting' started by dskyers, Jul 21, 2011.

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  1. dskyers

    dskyers Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    So I was online and saw a 175watt metal halide bulb.normal bulb the shape of a regular bulb not the long skinny one. Says hid. And had 14700 lumans produced. Would that bulb with some sort of light fixture be strong enough for some coral?

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    dskyers Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    no, that bulb is not meant for reef use. the color spectrum on it will be all wrong. it will grow algae like crazy.
     
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    dskyers Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    what bulb could i get at homedepot?
     
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    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    no bulbs at home depot will be good to use as primary lighting on a reef tank, the only bulbs they have there that we can use are for refugium lighting
     
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    Or some T8s 6500K work on fowlrs. My gf runs a regular shop light with two T8 6500K daylight bulbs on her 120 fowlr. Works great, doesn't grow algae. But I'm not sure how corals would react to it.

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    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    true for a FOWLR you can use bulbs from there.
    but as for coral lighting, i dont think they have anything thats up to par (pun intended lol)
     
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    I agree with what has been said above. The halides you see at HD and Lowes have too low of a kelvin rating (on kelvin color temperature scale). The HD bulb you linked to says "bright white light" but does not state the particular kelvin rating. these HD/Lowe's bulbs are generally meant for home.shop/security lights. t best, it will be about 5000 kelvin rating...which is very yellow for our coral. Look for a 10000K or higher.

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    Phoenix and Ushio, are really good brands. They will each run you about $65-75, depending on the retailer you buy from.
     
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    lmao
     
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