Reef Brite Halide Hybrid Fixture

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Reef Brite Halide Hybrid Fixture - My Impressions

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video I provide my impressions of the Reef Brite Halide Hybrid Fixture.
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@Alex_Correa 3 жыл бұрын

The reason why the ReefBrite isn't as hot is because there are vents to release some heat and the wattage from their ballast is less, so therefore there is less heat also. The Radiums will most likely allow the corals to grow a bit more even under the 400W setting (not over driven). Metal halide is the best light for corals period. Thanks very much for the video!

@Bhodges9582 4 жыл бұрын

I literally just installed the 36" fixture on my 120g, it made a huge difference. Now I have MH, T5, and XHO led for the best of all worlds. Great video, thanks!

@andrewr022488 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t care what anybody says, you just can’t beat a good MH fixture! The xho’s are just the cherry on the top. Great video.

@ReefBum 4 жыл бұрын

I can't argue with that thinking :)

@ThomasBReef 3 жыл бұрын

I want to go back to halides.

@hynos323 3 жыл бұрын

Let’s get BRS to carry some metal halides. They’re definitely making a comeback. I’m currently in the market for a nice looking fixture.

@justinthibodeaux1460 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Loved hearing your perspective as a die hard halide fan

@ReefProShop1 3 жыл бұрын

My first fixture was a MH, turn to Leds and never saw the same results than the MH, 4 year using a Radion G4 Pro and want to switch to MH again

@RogueAquariums 4 жыл бұрын

Nice comparison Keith since you have been running MH for years now. I agree the reefbrites just seem to be a little more crisp. It’s what I’ll be using on my upcoming frag build next month. 👌

@TattooedDancer91 4 жыл бұрын

I recall Tulio say that the cooler fixture is because of the superior reflector it has. Less light is absorbed and turned to heat.

@michaelbaldwin3356 2 жыл бұрын

The old reflector is just a single piece metal design the reefbrite has a vented 2 layer design that lets air pass between the inner reflector and outer housing. Thus the big temperature difference when touching them. Still rather have metal halide or t-5 any day of the week vs led.

@PRFishGirl 4 жыл бұрын

Love everything Reefbrite has

@sunnygoold9449 4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm - I think over 1 frag tank you should consider LEDs simply because (like Battlecorals) then you can sell frags that are conditioned to LED lighting. For the Par meter Seneye has the new spectrometer - it's more expensive than a PAR meter but I think it may be worth it for you - they are also developing a database of spectrums and PARs that reefers keep specific corals at (I am pretty sure you can log that) - not only for your customers but it would be useful to you to optimise growth and also minimise stress when transferring from one system to another. If I had a business like yours I would spend the money (I think it's about $1000 - 2x the price of a par meter).

@ReefBum 4 жыл бұрын

I am leaning towards having an LED frag tank plumbed into my new display tank. And a PAR meter is on the radar as well :)

@sunnygoold9449 4 жыл бұрын

@@ReefBum That would be great to have that LED frag tank. The Seneye Spectra is the name of it so it goes beyond PAR ;)

@Alex_Correa 3 жыл бұрын

Battlecorals' prime preference of all time to lit their frag tanks is a metal halide bulb. All vendors should have options with tanks lit by halides, T5s and LEDs to allow better acclimatization to their customers though. Metal halide lighting has been coming back in the last 2 years. Many myths like "heat transfer" and "high electricity consumption" as an excuse to use LEDs is starting to fall. There is no substitute for the quality of spectrum and uniformity of light tat halides offer.

@MrShishi 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I don't know man after seeing all the light bleeding on your back wall I am starting to think it may more economically with energy and coverage to use one MH lamp on a 48"X36"X12" frag tank. You'd need a good amount of LED to coverage this area or use T5 supplementation. You could probably light triple the amount with those 4 fixtures!

@stellarlivingstoned 2 жыл бұрын

They should make 150w fixtures like these xho

@aarondus 4 жыл бұрын

Great ReefBrite MH/XHO product review, Keith. MH are indeed the gold standard in reef keeping. Looking forward to seeing the side-by-side comparison play out. Out of curiosity, did you do try the all blue vs the 50:50 to see if it gave you more pop/growth?

@ReefBum 4 жыл бұрын

I have not, but that is something to consider.

@andrew5762 Жыл бұрын

Hi would you use reef rights with radion gen 5s , or do you think it would mess with the Ab+ program

@tomg5405 Жыл бұрын

How are the twin arc bulbs? You still use this halides?

@Reefahholic Жыл бұрын

How do these ReefBrites compare to regular Metal Halides 2 yrs later?

@ReefBum Жыл бұрын

I like them a lot

@toddclark4874 4 жыл бұрын

Keith, glad to see your review on this fixture. If I was still maintaining a larger reef it's what I would still be using. I grew out my 120 gallon using the 36" fixture with the XHO's and select a watt ballast. My bulb choice was the 20k Radium. LOVED IT! i.postimg.cc/hjFZvPM6/20161230-175810.jpg BTW, the monti digi you see in the middle is yours. I bought a piece from you before you moved out of CT. After all these years, It's still going strong today and been fragged multiple times over.

@ReefBum 4 жыл бұрын

Todd, thanks for sharing. Great to hear the monti is still going strong after so many years!

@Alex_Correa 3 жыл бұрын

There are different wattage of halides for different size tanks. 150W for smaller tanks, like 40gal. A 75 gal would have something like 175W or 250W.

@erikanderson7223 2 жыл бұрын

How was the light bleed on the ReefBrites when mounted at 15"? Would you consider that height for a living room space or do you think they would need to lowered or encased in a cabinet ?

@ReefBum 2 жыл бұрын

I have my Giessman halide fixtures 8" above my 187g display and there is some light bleed into the room so I would imagine the Reef Brites would bleed a bit at that height as well. But I don't like hoods since they retain heat.

@jahsreef8386 4 жыл бұрын

I kno your a halide guy and I gotta say I understand why your results are amazing. I would like to see you try some LEDs over one of them so I could get your opinion and see what you can do with them

@ReefBum 4 жыл бұрын

I will be using LEDs for my new tank build :)

@tomg5405 2 жыл бұрын

Why you not put them on your main tank?

@ReefBum 2 жыл бұрын

I already have some halide fixtures on that tank and do not want to spend the extra $$ on new halide fixtures :)

@saltcreeptv 2 жыл бұрын

Would one of the Reef Brite XHO pendants be enough for a standard 40 gallon breeder 36x18x16 with emphasis on SPS?

@ReefBum 2 жыл бұрын

Those fixtures are 14" long. I would recommend 1 per 24" of tank length so 1 over 36" will be less than ideal.

@saltcreeptv 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response

@markmckinnell2204 4 жыл бұрын

I think especially in Europe the fact that Halide light fixtures have gone the way of the dinosaurs is that that the EU’s emphasis is on reducing unnecessary energy waste as the oil reserves dwindle ie for the same par levels a LED fixture uses less than half of the energy - you have not been able to manufacture incandescent light bulbs for instance in Europe for about 10 years - hell after 2025 if you live in Europe you won’t be able to buy a new petrol or diesel (Only) powered car just hybrids or pure electric! ☹️

@Alex_Correa 3 жыл бұрын

There are companies selling halides in Europe. Do a search. Metal halides are coming back in the hobby big time. People are realizing how bad is to actually spend that high amount of money to begin with buying LED fixtures and change them just because there will always be a new "update" LED fixture and so on. LED is a market scam.

@jestronixhanderson9898 3 жыл бұрын

Alex Correa - yep after 15 years reefing, you can use led with success , just it will cost you a bomb. I see people spending 6 grand to light their tanks, 6 grand ! When really some halides and T5 you could do for 1 grand. And no one keeps the same led units for more than 4 years, so they never see the magic 50,000 hours of life span. Heat is the killer for halide in my house, I run it in winter :) they difference in coral growth and colour is amazing