Metal Halides?

SixLDfalcon · Post by **SixLDfalcon** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:33 am

My uncle has me selling some old metal halide fixtures he used on his golf course. There are about 10 fixtures and they each have a ballist and reflector. They'd look fine so all i'd have to do is wire it up to regular cord and they'd be set. I was wondering, since I'm using T5 now, if I could put a new bulb in there and use it on occasion for my new tank. Any ideas? Thanks

DannieH42 · Post by **DannieH42** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:00 am

Just make sure that when you wire it up that is set up for the right voltage. Many of them come with multi tap transformers that can be set for several different voltages. If you wire it into a 120v cord but it is set for something else (240v, 277v, 480v) you could have a problem.

AddictiveAquatics · Post by **AddictiveAquatics** » Tue May 30, 2006 5:55 pm

The only problem I have seen with the "Bay-Style" halide rigs is the bulb orientation is often vertical instead of horizontal.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:29 pm

Are they M-57, 58 or 59s? If they are metal halides you could use them. From everything that I have read, which isn't much, the bulb is the deciding factor whether the bulb is horizontal or vertical. Get a good new reflector too.