smallest MH

[reef165]

Dose anyone think these would have a place in a reef application?

http://www.advance.philips.com/ProductBrand.aspx?id=2&pcid=3&pbid=39

[jgf86123]

It depends on the Kelvin rating you can get the bulbs in, but yes, I say they probably would, especially in small, 5g- nanos, that would be awesome to be able to put a halide over.

[reef165]

I found one site that said it is a 3k bulb. Not great but maybe in the near future someone will make a higher K bulb for our needs. But with enough act supplementation it still may work.

[jgf86123]

In 6 months, you'll see 10k 20w MH bulbs on the market, halides originally started out in as an industrial light and was slowly adapted to aquaria.

[finch6013]

that type of thing and similar bulbs have been around for a while. We install them all the time on track lights for store displays and display cabinets. I think they would be ok for a sump or something. and the colors can be adjusted slightly with a buck boost transformer. We do it all the time.

[impur]

They already make lights for tank with HIDs.

 

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=21459

 

I imagine its only a matter of time before they make them with those lower wattages.