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	250 Watt 20000K Metal Halide Bulb - Aqualine AB, Double Ended
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250W 20000K METAL HALIDE DOUBLE ENDED BULB—AQUALINE This German-made Aqualine double-ended 20000K metal halide bulb offers excellent coloration and good intensity. It is crisp-white with a blue tint. It brings out the fluorescent pigments in corals nicely. Fluorescent supplementation is usually not necessary, but can be used for added intensity and to simulate dawn and dusk. An electronic ballast, magnetic pulse-start ballast or magnetic HQI ballast is required to ignite this bulb. It must also be housed inside a pendant. It cannot be used with simply a reflector in an open application as UV rays emitted by the bulb must first be filtered with a UV-proof lens. The bulb will burn more white on an HQI ballast and more blue on electronic or pulse-start ballasts. An excellent choice for  reef tanks 22"–30" deep. Please click here for more information on how the different Kelvin ratings appear and more information on metal halide bulbs. Common questions/problems concerning metal halide lamps: Metal halide lamps of the same kind are different colors? Metal halide lamps operate by passing an electric arc through an arc tube that excites particles in the arc tube. When the metal particles reach an excited state they emit energy in the form of visible light. It takes 100 hours of operation before the metal particles stabilize and become a consistent color. All metal halides require 100 hours of operation before color and light output stabilize. All metal halides inherently have a slight color variation between individual lamps. The metal halide lamp fires and then either burns dull or the arc extinguishes? Usually the ballast and lamp are not receiving enough power. Metal halides pull a high current. Usually the problem is either there is too great a load on the circuit or the extension cords are of a small wire size and can`t handle the power needed by the ballast. Use only heavy duty extension cords and try running a ballast off a circuit from another part of the house. Do I need a cover shield between the lamp and the aquarium? Metal halide lamps produce a large amount of UV and also have a potential of exploding. The single ended metal halide lamps have an outer jacket which eliminates most of the UV. However, they have an inherent risk of exploding and UL requires metal halide lamps to be enclosed. On double ended lamps there is no UV shield. Double ended lamps must have a glass shield or major eye injuries including blindness may occur. Can I operate a ballast and lamp together which are designed for different wattages? Each wattage lamp and ballast are designed together for optimal performance and safety. If you over drive the lamp it may explode and shorten the life of the ballast and lamps. If you under drive the lamp it will also shorten the life of both components and also may explode. Do not mix different type wattages of lamps and ballasts. NOTE: Double ended bulbs should always be used with the UV shield (supplied with most pendants). You and your corals can suffer from excess UV radiation otherwise. The bulb should be handled carefully as well since it has no outer glass casing. Using soft gloves is a good idea to keep finger prints off bulb. This is during installation and replacement. The average life expectancy of this bulb is 12 months. Customer Reviews Write a review 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Excellent! best to buy by PHILLIP MOORE Experience Level: Intermediate Posted on 6/21/2008 from KELLYVILLE, OK UNITED STATES Comments: I have tried different brands of bulbs and some were even popuplar for the price and color spectrum. So I finally decided to spend a little more money and buy the aqauline and I am glad I did , my corals have never looked better and they seemed to open bigger and better than ever. So if you are wanting to go with a higher kelvin bulb this is the one you want you will not have any regrets. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends. Was this review helpful to you?         1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Excellent! Aqualine bulbs are great by Vince Experience Level: Intermediate Posted on 12/9/2007 from BAYONNE, NJ UNITED STATES Comments: I've been using this for quite some time although pricey they are great. It brings out a lot of blue in corals that should come out with their natural blue colors. it also helps some inverts like the rose anemone to get their vivid red color. I think these are great since these do not create any problems with the algae popping up. Of course when you're using a metal halide you have to think about how much heat it produces. That is why i have a chiller and every metal halide users know they need a chiller for the tank. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends. Was this review helpful to you?