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	150 Watt 13000K Metal Halide Bulb - Aqualine AB, Double Ended
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150W 10000K METAL HALIDE DOUBLE ENDED BULB—AQUALINE The German-Made AquaLine double-ended metal halide bulb offers excellent coloration and intensity. The crisp-white color will illuminate your tank nicely. It is very similar to an IceCap 10,000K bulb but slightly more blue.  Actinic supplementation may be used to create a bluer look. An electronic ballast, magnetic pulse-start ballast; or magnetic HQI ballast is required to ignite these bulbs. 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. An excellent choice for nano-reefs and other reef tanks up to 22" 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 of a double ended bulb is 12 months. Customer Reviews Write a review 2 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Excellent! Amazing lights by Tyler Matney Comments: I was hesitant to drop the money, but after putting this hood on my 80 gal. reef tank, it made my old flourescent and actinics seem like a waste of money in the first place. Go big, or don't go at all Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends. Was this review helpful to you?         0 of 0 people found the following review helpful: Excellent! AB with Icecap / PFO reflector by JOHN TEN Experience Level: Expert Posted on 5/22/2008 from HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA UNITED ST Comments: About 4 years ago, I did an extensive research with Dr. Patel on the various combinations of 150w DE ballast / bulb / reflector combos on PAR. My goals are simple: I live in California, electric cost and heat are problems during summer, so I would not look at any 250w or 400w solutions, only 150w. With this very restricted choices, I narrow down to this combo: AB Aqualine 10K 150 DE Bulbs (german made), PFO Reflector 2nd Generation series reflector, and IceCap's 150watt ballast (actually around 170watts using Kilawatt meter). I know there are other german made bulbs that are good but I am here to give AB an 5 Star rating due to its longevity in lifespan on PAR over the years. They do cost more but if you can pull Dr. Patel's old research charts, you'll be amazed that this 150w DE bulb, nearly on PAR with 250w solutions! AB 10K 150w DE bulbs are simply excellent if not the best 150w solutions out there. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends. Was this review helpful to you?         Similar Items   Product: List Price: Our Price: