Metal halide pendant - Aquarium Advice

unagi · 01-06-2005, 07:57 PM

I have a metal halide pendant from coralife (175 Watt). I need to add more wattage for my new 90 gallon tank but dont want to add another pendant. I would like to make a canopy but would I be able to cut the bulb out of the pendant and place it in the canopy along with some retrofit [acronym:ebd79dbe6f="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:ebd79dbe6f]? I have no idea if that is possible. I am on a limited budget so would like to add wattage as cheaply as possible. thanks for the help

JProx · 01-07-2005, 12:29 AM

if you want to do this cheaply, you might want to look into overdriving [acronym:3131b98aaf="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:3131b98aaf] flourascent lighting. there are a few long threads on the forum. the link below has a few listed,

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...ight=overdrive

unagi · 01-07-2005, 07:35 PM

Thanks for the info. Is there a way I could use the overdriven [acronym:7d87b1c614="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:7d87b1c614] along with the metal halide? Dont want to get rid of it If I dont have to.

unagi · 01-09-2005, 05:11 PM

Well I went ahead and purchased a [acronym:2c6627894f="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:2c6627894f] retrofit coralife aqualight 4x65 watt set from captivereefs.com I also purchased a reflector for a [acronym:2c6627894f="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:2c6627894f]. I made my canopy today as well for my 90 gallon tank. Will I be able to connect the pendant light to the reflector? Also how much room should I leave between the [acronym:2c6627894f="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:2c6627894f] and the [acronym:2c6627894f="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:2c6627894f] lights? [acronym:2c6627894f="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:2c6627894f]

01-06-2005, 07:57 PM	#1
unagi Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6	Metal halide pendant I have a metal halide pendant from coralife (175 Watt). I need to add more wattage for my new 90 gallon tank but dont want to add another pendant. I would like to make a canopy but would I be able to cut the bulb out of the pendant and place it in the canopy along with some retrofit [acronym:ebd79dbe6f="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:ebd79dbe6f]? I have no idea if that is possible. I am on a limited budget so would like to add wattage as cheaply as possible. thanks for the help

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01-07-2005, 12:29 AM	#2
JProx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cleveland ohio Posts: 359	if you want to do this cheaply, you might want to look into overdriving [acronym:3131b98aaf="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:3131b98aaf] flourascent lighting. there are a few long threads on the forum. the link below has a few listed, http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...ight=overdrive

01-07-2005, 07:35 PM	#3
unagi Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6	Thanks for the info. Is there a way I could use the overdriven [acronym:7d87b1c614="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:7d87b1c614] along with the metal halide? Dont want to get rid of it If I dont have to.

01-09-2005, 05:11 PM	#4
unagi Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6	Well I went ahead and purchased a [acronym:2c6627894f="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:2c6627894f] retrofit coralife aqualight 4x65 watt set from captivereefs.com I also purchased a reflector for a [acronym:2c6627894f="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:2c6627894f]. I made my canopy today as well for my 90 gallon tank. Will I be able to connect the pendant light to the reflector? Also how much room should I leave between the [acronym:2c6627894f="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:2c6627894f] and the [acronym:2c6627894f="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:2c6627894f] lights? [acronym:2c6627894f="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:2c6627894f]