I've broke two LEDs over 3 years and I have no clue how to maintain or repair them. Not going to take that risk because if it fails it's going to be replacing the whole light.
You dont need any experimental info.....Halides are provedn and are the best. I used to run them, as did million sof others......its been almost 20 year snow...then T5's and now LEDs.
yes exactly that, I can't tell if thats a high pressure sodium bulb or a metal halide bulb
Like these? 600 watt growth light. I'm not sure what bulbs are good for these but there's apparently an overwhelming majority confirming halides do work.
Not even sure if it comes with the bulb. Which kind of bulbs should I use with halide? Just generic halide bulb or is there a specific type?
Might as well... my heater's ancient and that's the only component in my tank that I'm truly afraid of.
I now use these...and at the price, can't be beat, and free shipping (at least to US).
www.coralvue.com
depends on what you are growing.......for sps, you need 10K or 14K.
Because the spectrum can’t be beat! They also put out real uv that leds don’t.
you want to make sure it's a HID (high intensity discharge) bulb and in the correct spectrum for what you are doing. they make a lot for like street lamps and in home use that come at like 4k spectrum and you really don't want that. they are cheap these days just take a look around and find one thats the correct wattage and spectrum or go into any local grow store and they should be able to point you in the right direction
Gonna be impossible to find good bulbs for our uses in that wattage.. 150,175,250 and 400 are the standard sizes of reef aquarium bulbs… these are getting harder and harder to find! You can use that reflector but need a ballast in one of those wattages… all bulbs will fit that mogul base.
Like these? 600 watt growth light. I'm not sure what bulbs are good for these but there's apparently an overwhelming majority confirming halides do work.
How do you repair these if they stop working? My biggest issue with leds is that when they break I can't fix them and I can't stop them from breaking. Another one just bit the dust last week(granted, that was my amazon macro light) but I've got a bunch of expensive lights upstairs that are just no longer usable.I now use these...and at the price, can't be beat, and free shipping (at least to US).
Maxspect Razor X 300w LED Lighting Fixture (CLOSEOUT)
Effective Coverage: 64in x 22in | Maximum Coverage: 72in x 26in Dimensions: 47.2in x 10.2in x 1.25in (LxWxH) | Suited for tanks: 47in - 59in
and the smaller one's are on close-out also
Nothing against Amazon, but there you have it.....and if you have an expensive set, you need to take it in to get fixed....it usually the resistors that burn out.....
Look at some black boxes. Viparspectra rins about 130 and you can grow acros in a 20x20" space under those. Additionally you can fiddle with them and get even better light from them. I have 500 par or royal blue in the middle of mine.
I was also looking at a viparspectra 450. they're a bit more difficult to come by. Still have the issue where I have no clue how to repair them, but ig they exist...
