High Pressure Sodium Light

[ston3]

Hello,

So I have read up on some of the old posts about HPS lighting. Most of them end up saying they might try it, but I have yet to see any feedback. Have any of you tried using it or heard of someone that has?

I'm planning on starting a 30 gallon cube reef tank. I have an older (3 years old) 250 watt High Pressure Sodium grow light used to grow...stuff. Any insight would be great.

Thanks

 

[emmsy]

Sodium Light gives totally the wrong kind of light, I have tried it. I ended up buying a floodlight with a gear tray to come with a metal halide bulb, and ordered my marine metal halide bulb from LAMPSPECS website 14,000k

Emma

 

[SkiFletch]

Yes, HPS lamps are the wrong color spectrum for reef aquaria. Their ballasts however are good for driving any halide of the same wattage and socket type, including aquarium lamps

 

[ston3]

I have heard of using the ballast with metal halides. I'm just going to go ahead and do that, thanks for the help.

 

[johnnyjtaylor]

I have an older (3 years old) 250 watt High Pressure Sodium grow light used to grow...stuff. Any insight would be great.

 

[jeasko]

Not all HPS or SON ballast is interchangeable with Metal Halide, it should however tell you if its compatible on the ballast, just a warning before heading off and trying it only to find the ballast is inccorect.