[bueller]

HEY EVERYONE,
I have a PFO PULSE START BALLAST DUEL 175 WATT and need to know the proper bulbs to use with this ballast [brand..ect] I want to do 14000k. Can anyone tell the RIGHT bulbs to use and if you have a link that would be great.
Thanks again
BUELLER

[House of Laughter]

the 15k XM

Good luck

House

[bueller]

it say's for the XM: Operate on a probe start ballast, ANSI M57. I have a pulse start ballast.

[nanoreefer22]

Might I ask what size tank this is for? 175's can be very little on a larger tank. I think I remeber ya saying you had 200lbs of rock going into the tank, so it's gotta be decent size. But then again it may not be you.

[bueller]

not me, their on a 90 gallon tank.

[nanoreefer22]

Personally I would go with 250watts if you can, depending on what you plan to keep. As for 14k bulbs for 175 try the iwasaki bulbs that just came out. They're supposed to be comparable to 250 watters.

[bueller]

right now I have softies and a few lps. don't think I'm going sps and I was thinking of adding 2 110 VHO with the MH's. are the iwasaki bulbs pulse start.

Thanks
bueller

	MH Metal Halide Lighting, typically used for high intensity light demanding corals such as SPS. Bulbs come in varieties of spectrums (7k, 10k,20k), and intensity (175W, 250W, 400W).

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

	VHO Very High Output Fluorescent Lighting - Fluorescent bulbs that run on special ballasts and have an output that is significantly higher than normal tubes. It is very possible to run an entire reef system on VHO lighting providing the proper number of bulbs and mixture of spectrums are chosen. For most hobbyists, these tubes are used in conjunction with Metal Halide lighting for simulating dawn and dusk. They often provide the "bluer" end of the light spectrum and thus a more aesthetically appealing display.

	LPS Large Polyped Stony corals – In the aquarium hobby this is a common division of the species of stony corals based upon the visual assessment of the size of the polyps. Corals in this category were among the first stony corals to be kept successfully in captivity and include many very beautiful species. Commonly kept Genera include Euphyllia (hammer/frogspawn coral), Favia (brain coral), Plerogyra (bubble coral), Lobophyllia (meat/tooth coral), and Caulastrea (candycane coral). LPS corals also include the popular solitary non-colonial stony corals such as Fungia (plate coral), Cynarina (button coral), Trachyphyllia (open brain coral), and Herpolitha (tongue coral). Like their SPS counterparts, LPS corals require good water quality, intense lighting of the appropriate spectrum, adequate water movement and regular supplementation of calcium.

[reefman]

Quote: Originally Posted by nanoreefer22 Personally I would go with 250watts if you can, depending on what you plan to keep. As for 14k bulbs for 175 try the iwasaki bulbs that just came out. They're supposed to be comparable to 250 watters.

do they have it for 400 watts?

[meschaefer]

If you have a decent understanding of lighting issues, then you have to go to Sanjay's website