the japanese are at it again…with the recent development of self-ballasted metal halide spots, a few manufacturers have made them in a higher kelvin (10 & 14K) for reef applications. these would be great for supplementing individual colonies on large tanks or core lighting for nanos. the clip system makes it easy to use and […]
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the japanese are at it again…with the recent development of self-ballasted metal halide spots, a few manufacturers have made them in a higher kelvin (10 & 14K) for reef applications. these would be great for supplementing individual colonies on large tanks or core lighting for nanos. the clip system makes it easy to use and as plug and play as metal halide lighting can get. the image below shows a smaller 24w 10K MH.
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Do they only come in 24w? Any link by chance? They seem pretty cool but would like to find out more.
They come in a variety of wattages, with the 24w spot being the most popular from what i’ve seen. Unfortunately the higher kelvin bulbs are not available on US electric.
Those are slick. Those would be great for a little 20K supplement to a tank. Looks like a rimless tank is a must though… nice find.
Hi~
Do you have any japanes lighting system and use it?
I know japan is 50hz environment.. How can you solve this problem?
I am also very interested in japanese spot lighting but in korea it is 220v/60hz so it is not easy to use this and the cost is a little too high.
Hi Vince,
We do not use this self-ballasted MH, but we do use other halide spots. (if you see our recent pictures you can see the reflection of one of the spots) this one in particular is made to run on 50hz as it has an internal ballast, but in general bulbs will work here if the proper ballast is used.
I believe I have tracked down a ballast that will fire high kelvin MH spots @ 24watts…just working on getting the bulbs shipped here from Japan.
Eric
Where can we buy this lamp?
what is a price?
I think this lamp is a very good idea …
Hi Joanthan,
I am not aware of any places selling it besides stores in Japan. The bulbs are self-ballasted and I believe retail at about $100 US, I am not sure about the fixture itself. If I find out more I will post it here.
Cheers,
e&f