48" 130w PC's coming! - Aquarium Advice

loganj · 06-08-2004, 04:35 PM

48" 130 watt [acronym:69e46324fb="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:69e46324fb] bulbs should be available next month sometime from Currents. Captive Raised Corals will have these bulbs at reasonable prices as soon as they are available.

dustybrannum · 06-08-2004, 04:36 PM

Awesome!!

Bearfan · 06-08-2004, 11:13 PM

Retrofit?

loganj · 06-08-2004, 11:42 PM

Just the bulbs for now. I'm sure a retro kit will eventually be available. It would be easy to put together the stuff to run them though. A 4x32 ballast would run one with no problem.

revhtree · 06-09-2004, 12:06 AM

I have 4pc's that are 48" long. Will I be able to replace then with these new bulbs?

If so that will equal 520w of light right?

What kind of corals will I be able to keep then?

revhtree · 06-09-2004, 12:18 AM

Also, how do you calculate the watts per gallon?

loganj · 06-09-2004, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by revhtree

I have 4pc's that are 48" long. Will I be able to replace then with these new bulbs?

Actually...no. What you have, I'm pretty sure, is either a 4x55w or 4x65w setup. Your ballasts will not run 4x130w. You could rewire the ballasts to run two of the 130w bulbs. In order to run 4x130w, you'd have to buy either two of the 4x32 ballasts or one of the [acronym:6f2d1587fa="Very high output fluorescent"]VHO[/acronym:6f2d1587fa] ballasts that will handle a 260w load.

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If so that will equal 520w of light right?

If you added the ballasts and rewired everything, that would be 520w.

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What kind of corals will I be able to keep then?

You might be able to keep some of the [acronym:6f2d1587fa="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym:6f2d1587fa] that have lower light requirements as long as they were in the upper half of the tank. I wouldn't expect them to really color up under these lights though.

06-08-2004, 04:35 PM	#1
loganj Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 4,008	48" 130w PC's coming! 48" 130 watt [acronym:69e46324fb="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:69e46324fb] bulbs should be available next month sometime from Currents. Captive Raised Corals will have these bulbs at reasonable prices as soon as they are available. __________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Logan J www.captiveraisedcorals.com

06-08-2004, 04:36 PM	#2
dustybrannum Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sherman, texas-college in arlington,tx near Dallas Posts: 318 Images: 8	Awesome!! __________________ Dusty Brannum

06-08-2004, 11:13 PM	#3
Bearfan Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 3,554 Images: 45	Retrofit? __________________ 75 gal w/ 75 gal sump, 25 gal fuge with Chaeto and 25 gal frag - 4x65 PC w/ Moonlite on the main tank, 2x20W PC on the fuge, 4x20W PC on the frag 72 Gal Bowfront Planted w/ 2x65 PC and 40W T8

06-08-2004, 11:42 PM	#4
loganj Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 4,008	Just the bulbs for now. I'm sure a retro kit will eventually be available. It would be easy to put together the stuff to run them though. A 4x32 ballast would run one with no problem. __________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Logan J www.captiveraisedcorals.com

06-09-2004, 12:06 AM	#5
revhtree Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rossville. Ga Posts: 4,021 Images: 1	I have 4pc's that are 48" long. Will I be able to replace then with these new bulbs? If so that will equal 520w of light right? What kind of corals will I be able to keep then? __________________ Remember to Keep Christ First! 120G - Deltec AP601 Skimmer - Reefkeeper2 - Geo 618 - (2)Tunze 6100 - Tunze 6212 Wave Box - (2) 250w MH's w/VHO

06-09-2004, 12:18 AM	#6
revhtree Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rossville. Ga Posts: 4,021 Images: 1	Also, how do you calculate the watts per gallon? __________________ Remember to Keep Christ First! 120G - Deltec AP601 Skimmer - Reefkeeper2 - Geo 618 - (2)Tunze 6100 - Tunze 6212 Wave Box - (2) 250w MH's w/VHO

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