Dimmable HQI MH

chris · 01-09-2008, 11:42 PM

I have been looking into the dimmable mh lights tonight. so far all i have found that is promising is this link Sfiligoi s.r.l. - aquarium technologies. They claim they have a controller (ACLS) that can dim HQI MH fro 0-100%. I have read that the 400W icecap mh ballast is dimmable to 50% but haven't found any other info. In the podcast the Coravue and Blueline HD were mentioned but i haven't found any info on them. Please post if anyone has anymore info on dimmable mh. thanks

**CarmieJo** · 01-11-2008, 12:58 AM

I couldn't find one for BlueLine but here is
250-watt Electronic Dimmable Ballast 110 VAC, Coral Vue Technologies.

chris · 01-11-2008, 09:49 PM

i wonder if there is a way to auto control the dimming. also i wonder if the bulb life is shortened. i guess this would be a neat feature if you had too much light in spots of the tank. or to create different lighting effects in the tank.

Che · 03-26-2008, 01:14 PM

I think the idea is to increase and decrease the light in the morning and the evening in order create a more natural environment.

I may be mistaken, but I believe that the websites that have dimmable ballasts indicate extended lamp life.

PhotoJohn · 03-26-2008, 04:00 PM

get a solaris LED light lol if only you had 2k to blow

**CarmieJo** · 03-26-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PhotoJohn

get a solaris LED light lol if only you had 2k to blow

Well, if you can swing the purcahse price the payback period for savings in power and bulbs is 2-3 years and then you start saving money.