Anyone remember what the site is?

[quiksilver5768]

Title tells it all...

[NanoReefer53]

is it one with a bulb also ?

[Toyfreek]

http://www.aquaticlight.com/

I think that is the one right?

Toy

[jstewart0]

They sell the ballast for $55, does anyone know if they sell this ballast at any hardware stores and how much it costs?  It looks like a normal Advanced ballast.  You could get the ballast from them and get a 12000k bulb from hellolights.com for $55.  that would be pretty good for MH.

[gabe3eb]

You would also need to factor in the socket and posibly a refelctor and some type of fan. MH lights are something you don't wana skimp tooo badly on. But I would be curios  to see what other types of balasts could be used. Good luck man,

gaber

[quiksilver5768]

Yea thats the site Toy, thanks for the help

 

Yea gabe, you also have to factor in a good reflector and a nice fan which would probably add $30-40 or somewhere around that range.

[quiksilver5768]

I also have a question though...If you purcahse just the bulb and the ballast with a reflector...where can you get the socket type for the bulb which would connect to the ballast? Because from what I see, all you get is the ballast for $55 and if you want the whole retro-kit its $75. Though if home depot sells this type of socket or whatever for cheap than I would rather put it all together by myself. Is the socket just a normal socket you would see in an incandescent light fixture or is there a special kind?

 

Basically, I would like to kno exactly what the ballast comes with if any of you has purchased this before...Thanks

[quiksilver5768]

One last question...lol (sorry for all the posts)

 

Im looking for a nice blueish/white 175 watt MH bulb. I would like a bulb that I would not need actinic supplimation for while still looking white with a nice tint of blue. Is the 15,000K Xanium H2 this type of bulb? What about the new Vion Z6 10,000K on hellolights.com. Is that a nice color or would it need actinic light with it. I still want a blue color in the lights with white...any suggestions?

[jstewart0]

I would say with a 10k some bulbs will still have a slight yellow hue.  12k and above will have the blue you want.  

[NanoReefer53]

I hear the Vion turns green over time and is not really great quality. If you want a crisp white with a tint of blue, get the AB (Aqualine) bulbs. The Sunburt 12k's don't give out as much light as other bulbs though.

[NanoReefer53]

Here's a pic of how I customized my hood. I get my hood from http://www.petsupplyliquidator.com and did some modifications.

 

 

 

[Fishiebusiness]

That 175 watt retro with bulb for 75 dollars seems like a very good deal. Does anyone notice any catches? Also, if i want a pendant into which i could put that retro, where could i get one?

[NanoReefer53]

Yes there is a catch...the bulb it comes with is only 4300k which is not good for reef tanks. You'll need to add $79 to uprade it to a 12,000k or just buy another bulb yourself.

[Toyfreek]

I bought one of thier retro's about 2 years ago.

It worked fine the bulb included is useless. The ballast fired everytime and it was super easy to do. I have since traded that combo away but still use thier $25 reflector. its high quality for a cheapo set up. You will need a Mogul socket if you dont buy from them they do have them at Home depot for like $6 each.

 

On another note I am running a Xanium 400W 15K on my hex and I absolutely Love it. My corals flourese w/out actinic suplimentation and it is the perfect blue for me. I came from Radium 20K's and they were dark blue on my Tar ballasts but I have heard they are beautiful on the right HQI ballast. I havent tried the other new chinese bulb from Hellolights so I can't comment there.

I am scared they wont get the Xanium's back in and I wont be able to get a few more. It came to $62 SHIPPED with the e-coupon. I would pay $100 for it.

HTH,

Toy

[Toyfreek]

Fishiebusiness,

I made my pendant out of a large mixing bowl and some Home depot chain here's a pic.