Are Metal Halides Making a Comeback?

[reeferfoxx]

Tried and true is what I like. I have far too many lights to play around with if I were trying to dial in LEDs You can control one light with your iPhone or more if they can be ran in series? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm curious.

The specific LED fixture I use and what most would call 'Chinese black box' can only be controlled one at a time with iPhone or Android. If I were more involved and a little more tech savvy, they have resource websites that sell wifi controllers that can link to each other. I am sure I could possibly chain link(so to speak) from one fixture to another. However, I only have one unit thats programmable and the other is a two channel white/blue on/off.

 

[duromega]

I wish I started this hobby using metal halides

 

[duromega]

I wish I started this hobby using metal halides

 

[bobman]

Tried and true is what I like. I have far too many lights to play around with if I were trying to dial in LEDs You can control one light with your iPhone or more if they can be ran in series? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm curious.

Its a knob kind of similar to some of those adjustable ballasts (not that I know anybody that actually turns that knob on a adjustable ballast) you just turn it if you are like me and way under par with tech stuff linked to my phone. Hell I cant even get text messages correctly. You can go just as old school with leds as mine just turn on and off. I though dont have to use screen to help corals adjust to my light. I can just turn a knob

 

[Reef Pets]

The specific LED fixture I use and what most would call 'Chinese black box' can only be controlled one at a time with iPhone or Android. If I were more involved and a little more tech savvy, they have resource websites that sell wifi controllers that can link to each other. I am sure I could possibly chain link(so to speak) from one fixture to another. However, I only have one unit thats programmable and the other is a two channel white/blue on/off.

Crap I would need a man purse like @sexycorals wears to carry all the iPhone's I would need to control them.
There are many that have great success with LEDs. I have considered them over one tank just to give them a try. Maybe someday..

 

[Reef Pets]

Might need an android to control all the lights you need....and the pot should be re stirred

Oh no! That's a different debate.

 

[Reef Pets]

Its a knob kind of similar to some of those adjustable ballasts (not that I know anybody that actually turns that knob on a adjustable ballast) you just turn it if you are like me and way under par with tech stuff linked to my phone. Hell I cant even get text messages correctly. You can go just as old school with leds as mine just turn on and off. I though dont have to use screen to help corals adjust to my light. I can just turn a knob

I have those ballast, I can ramp up and down with the turn of a knob.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Crap I would need a man purse like @sexycorals wears to carry all the iPhone's I would need to control them.
There are many that have great success with LEDs. I have considered them over one tank just to give them a try. Maybe someday..

I paid $130 for my wifi programmable and $80 for the on/off version.

 

[BoneXriffic]

I believe @Battlecorals uses l.e.d. and halide and t5

 

[Reef Pets]

I believe @Battlecorals uses l.e.d. and halide and t5

I think he has one LED light?

 

[BoneXriffic]

I paid $130 for my wifi programmable and $80 for the on/off version.

I paid 200 for the dual 250w ballast and lights on my 90, it also came with a free 55gal tank, stand and 100lbs of dry rock >

 

[Reef Pets]

I paid $130 for my wifi programmable and $80 for the on/off version.

Can't go wrong with that price.

 

[BoneXriffic]

I think he has one LED light?

This is probally right

 

[Reef Pets]

I paid 200 for the dual 250w ballast and lights on my 90, it also came with a free 55gal tank, stand and 100lbs of dry rock >

That's close to free for all that

 

[Reef Pets]

There are a ton of members viewing this page. We must have some interesting conversation going

 

[Reef Pets]

There are a ton of members viewing this page. We must have some interesting conversation going

 

[Reef Pets]

Wow, quadruple post!

 

[BoneXriffic]

There are a ton of members viewing this page. We must have some interesting conversation going

Lots of l.e.d. people watching, but they cant post. Too busy setting spectrums and stuff, they should be free to comment in a few days

 

[Reef Pets]

Lots of l.e.d. people watching, but they cant post. Too busy setting spectrums and stuff, they should be free to comment in a few days

Crap... 64.2% on blues isn't enough for the whites on 71.8%.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Lots of l.e.d. people watching, but they cant post. Too busy setting spectrums and stuff, they should be free to comment in a few days

I just lol'd all over myself!