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[APD] German vs American metal halides? (was "help with finding inexpensive metal halides?")
Thanks everyone for your help with this! Your suggestions were very
helpful. One problem, though: my fixture was shipped with
"American-made" bulbs that have the glass bulb similar to those you
would put in a house lamp (skinny base, round on top), but the sources
many of you directed me to was the "German-made" style of a straight
bulb (only as thick as the base). Does anyone know if the German and
American made styles are interchangeable? I don't want to switch styles
unless I can be certain that using the German bulb won't cause a fire -
I'm not at home during the day, and the lights will be on in the tank!
Is there anything about the ballast that would require use of a certain
bulb type? Unfortunately the fixtures are no longer sold by the company
I purchased them from (I was trying to post the link) but they are
pendants made by Hamilton.
Here is a page that shows the two styles of bulb
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3850&N=2004+113353
Thank you for your help!!! - Jen
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