All Metal Halide users!

[salty tank]

I dont know if this would work but check this place out *Illegal Link*
There are work light brands that sell halogen and metal halide lights that are very high powered for a fraction of the price that you would pay for a marine company. Someone tell me if these lights would work for a tank.
I found a 300 watt metal halide Designers Edge light that my dad used. I saw it and said "Holy sh*t i could use this for my tank, how much did you pay for this?" and he said about $20-$30 dollars. I want to try this, let me know if this will work or not.
Of course i will have to take the little stand off and build it into my canopy somehow but that will be easy if this will support corals.

 

[cheapfish1]

there have been a few posts about this, many people use them over their fuge, but they heat up to i think it was around 200 degrees C so they are really way to hot for aquariums. Also the spectrum is a little off.

 

[salty tank]

Dont all halides heat up like crazy?

 

[viper_930]

Halogens will not work for aquariums, otherwise we all would have them. They get too hot, wrong spectrum, and not much usable light.

 

[salty tank]

Not all of those work lights are halogens though. Like i said my dad bought a 300 watt MH light for like $30 he said

 

[oceanists]

salty i was thinkning the same thing as you awhile back , those lights get bright , im interested to see what other people think cause it is something i would definatly like to try

 

[kdfrosty]

It's the spectrum of the Mh bulb that matters. Most reef keepers use something between 10,000 and 20,000 Kelvin rating, ranging in yellow/white to blue depending on desired effect.
You most likely wont find any lights at your local hardware store with these K ratings.