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From: andy@rbdc.UUCP (Andy Pitts)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.physics,rec.pets,misc.wanted,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Need information about metal halide lights
Keywords: Metal halide lights
Message-ID: <529@rbdc.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jul 88 21:40:33 GMT
References: <523@rbdc.UUCP> <2589@kitty.UUCP>
Reply-To: andy@rbdc.UUCP (Andy Pitts)
Organization: Red Barn Data Center
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In article <2589@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes:
>In article <523@rbdc.UUCP>, andy@rbdc.UUCP (Andy Pitts) writes:
>> I want to build a light hood for a marine aquarium.  This requires intense
>> light with a spectrum that closely matches the sun.  The best results seem
>> to be with metal halide arc lamps.  Commercially available units sell for
>> about $400.00 and use 2 175 watt lamps.
>
>	"Marine aquarium", indeed!  Do you think that you can fool the Net
>with that story?  Why, we all know that metal halide lamps are used indoors
>for only ONE purpose: to grow mary-wanna!

Believe it or not, I really am using this for a marine aquarium (David Dalton
will verify that).  I have a 55 gal tank and am building a trickle filter.  I 
have had a marine system running for about 5 years and am doing improvements.  
Several people have suggested "High Times".  It is strange, I was not aware of 
the publication (which is really weird because I worked at a drug clinic for 
about 2 years in the late 60's)  I may have to check it out (1/2 :-) ).
Thanks for the information.  It was just what I needed.
-- 
Andy Pitts andy@rbdc.UUCP  : "The giant Gorf was hit in  one eye  by a stone,
att    \                   : and that eye  turned  inward  so  that it looked
kd4nc   !gladys!rbdc!andy  : into his mind and he died of what he saw there."
pacbell/                   :   --_The Forgotten Beast of Eld_, McKillip--