ATI 31 watt bulbs?

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by The Guy

Does anyone know who sells ATI 31 watt bulbs? I just got a great deal on this Coralife Luminar 4 bulb x 30" 31 watt fixture. Looked on J&L's site and don't see them listed, someone must sell them.

My own fault:
I should have looked a little closer as to what bulbs it used, it looks like Coralife designed the fixture to use 31 watt Coralife 30" bulbs so your stuck using their CR***Y bulbs. Not happening!!
So I'm modding this fixture to accept 4 x 24watt ho bulbs so I have more color choice, also adding some Led stunner strips.

[Nate]

I suppose that is one way to look at it. Or another might be to look at that fact that they are a large enough company to design a fixture for the very small market of 30 inch tank owners . I would bet money that you could fire up 24 watt with those 31 watt ballasts.

Thanks coralife!

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Nate

I suppose that is one way to look at it. Or another might be to look at that fact that they are a large enough company to design a fixture for the very small market of 30 inch tank owners . I would bet money that you could fire up 24 watt with those 31 watt ballasts.

Thanks coralife!

Yes I've checked that with a friend of mine who works at an electrical wholesaler He says no problem, the ballasts in the fixture are rated at 2x 39 watts so going down to 2 x 24 watts is actually easier on the ballast and will prolong there life. It's only a problem if your trying go beyond the rated ballast rating according to him.

[Nate]

Everybody wins!

[mrhasan]

Had the same fixture. Had hard time finding the 30" light. I think big als and riverfront carry them.

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Had the same fixture. Had hard time finding the 30" light. I think big als and riverfront carry them.

I don't have worry about getting 30" bulbs now, I modded the fixture to 4x24 watt bulbs.
Now I can use ATI's , what combinations does anyone using ATI's recommend?
I have no sps, mostly softies, zoes etc. in this 33 gallon nano fun tank.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by The Guy

I don't have worry about getting 30" bulbs now, I modded the fixture to 4x24 watt bulbs.
Now I can use ATI's , what combinations does anyone using ATI's recommend?
I have no sps, mostly softies, zoes etc. in this 33 gallon nano fun tank.

Sweet

Well for the combo, 4 bulb is not very ideal for playing around. 50-50 white-blue will give you a nice mix (kind of like base mix: not too blue; not too white). You can try two blues 1 pink 1 white to make corals pop or two whites one blue one pink but that combination may give a reddish hue that might not look very pleasant. It should mostly be a personal choice. For white: you can either go with aquablue special (has a stronger green hue) or coral plus (has lesser green hue); coral plus would be more ideal.

P.S. when it comes to combos, its all personal opinions