Question about metal halides?

[baseballman 25]

I found a metal halide system that combines compact fluorescent into it it has 2 Odyssea 250W DE HQI Bulb 15000K and 4 Odyssea 65W Compact Fluorescent Bulb Actinic Blue.My question is,would this be to much light for a 75 gallon.I was thinking that 500 watts of quality light from the metal halide was good,so do the pcs just over due it?

 

[saltfan]

Just right my man. You use the PC's for actinics and the MH for the big light. Should look pretty good actually.

 

[baseballman 25]

Alright.Cool thanks

I can not wait to get this tank started.

 

[scsinet]

Just beware of two things. First, this is a very low end fixture by a manufacturer that is known for very poor quality customer service. Horror stories abound. Make sure you know what you're doing.
Second, PC is an obsolete technology that, although usually cheaper to purchase than T5, quickly becomes much more expensive to operate because the lamps have to be changed more or less 4 times as often as T5 lamps do.
The lighting configuration should be fine though.

 

[baseballman 25]

Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/2920710
Just beware of two things. First, this is a very low end fixture by a manufacturer that is known for very poor quality customer service. Horror stories abound. Make sure you know what you're doing.
Second, PC is an obsolete technology that, although usually cheaper to purchase than T5, quickly becomes much more expensive to operate because the lamps have to be changed more or less 4 times as often as T5 lamps do.
The lighting configuration should be fine though.
I have had a lot of success with the manufacturer

I know that some people have really and I mean really bad luck with them though.

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by Baseballman 25
http:///forum/post/2920719
I have had a lot of success with the manufacturer

I know that some people have really and I mean really bad luck with them though.
Hey, you should always respect your own experiences. If you are comfortable with them, then go for it.

What I said about PC lamps and operational costs still apply though. I'm not 100% familiar with this particular product line, but if they have a similar system that uses T5 instead of PC for the fluorescent supplemental, then I'd strongly lean that way.

 

[baseballman 25]

Alright.Cool I will look into it.You are totallly right though,T5's are way more efficient than pcs.What kind of lights are you running?I will be the first to admit that I know little about lights,and can always use help

 

[culp]

Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/2921258
Hey, you should always respect your own experiences. If you are comfortable with them, then go for it.

What I said about PC lamps and operational costs still apply though. I'm not 100% familiar with this particular product line, but if they have a similar system that uses T5 instead of PC for the fluorescent supplemental, then I'd strongly lean that way.
i do believe that the they do make a metal halide model that does have t5 instead of pc but they are a lot harder to find.