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the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 06:27 PM
ok so ia m not sure if this is the right place to post this but a little while ago i let my roommate borrow my K2 viper 150w hqi and it got water splashed up on the glass shield and blew the glass out. do i have to have the glass in there or will it mess stuff up?

Reefer Rob
01-03-2010, 06:32 PM
Without the glass you will cook your corals with UV.

the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 06:34 PM
ok that is kinda what i was thinking would happen. but on a side note the store here in red deer has the same fixture as me and he has coral growing like crazy and his glass blew out on him 4 months ago.
any thoughts on that would be great

xtreme
01-03-2010, 06:35 PM
Mogul base lamps are ok without glass. DE lamps NEED the glass. I've seen the damage that can be done first hand.

the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 06:36 PM
yeah i heard that about mogule base. these are both DE bulbs.

The Grizz
01-03-2010, 06:48 PM
Be on the safe side of caution, you should get new glass my friend.

the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 06:50 PM
oh i will be definately, i just got to go find my glass cutter down in the basement, and cut a piece out of some scrap i have layin around.
i was more curious about the whole glass thing anyways.

fencer
01-03-2010, 06:55 PM
Actually, that is partially true. If you go read that Osram document I posted on MH. You will find that the outer sleeve of DE's is a UV barrier. The glass that cracked is just protection for the bulb itself. It does filter out UV as well. If you blow out the bulb itself you can hurt yourself. As DE's work under hi pressure(70 psi) an explosion is possible an you get molten glass/metal flying at you. The glass has to be tempered

the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 06:58 PM
thats right it does have to be tempered can u cut tempered glass? or does it have to be cut then tempered

fencer
01-03-2010, 07:01 PM
no...cut and then tempered

the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 07:03 PM
that sucks. can you buy replacement parts for the K2 viper light?

chandigz
01-03-2010, 07:05 PM
I've fried my tank using a 150 HQI without a glass sheild.

the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 07:06 PM
i just hope i can find some replacement glass for this thing or else it is useless.

fencer
01-03-2010, 07:33 PM
Just go to the glass shop with the fixture and they will sell you the tempered glass cut to order

Spiny
01-03-2010, 07:36 PM
I don't know about your particular fixture, but my I've seen replacement glasses around for big names fixtures, I suggest you either call the shop where you bought it or the company that makes them

the marine apprentice
01-03-2010, 07:38 PM
ok that i will be able to do. i have a glass shop close by my place ill talk to them tomorrow.

Marlin65
01-05-2010, 05:19 AM
Ask them for Low E Tempered my glass on my fixture is made from low E glass. If you get stuck I can get it for you but you have to pay for shipping.
You should be able to get it there but if not PM me.