Metal Halide Bulb and Ballast Cross Reference Guide (ANSI)
Metal Halide Bulb and Ballast Cross Reference Guide
The list below provides a quick reference of most aquarium metal halide (MH) bulbs and their corresponding ballast ANSI codes.
*Base type denotes whether the bulb is single-ended (SE) or double-ended (DE).
<table>
<tr><td>Ushio</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>75</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M85</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M137</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M135</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1000</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M83</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>Iwasaki - Eye</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>H37/M58</td>
<td>MV/MH</td>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>H33/M59</td>
<td>MV/MH</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>Coralife</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>100</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M90/M140</td>
<td>Pulse/HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>100</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M47</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr>Venture</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>Radium</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M138/M80</td>
<td>Pulse/HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M135</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>Aqualine AB</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>5000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M85</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M85</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M85</td>
<td>HQI</td>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>5000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>10,000K
<td>DE
<td>M81
<td>HQI
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M137</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M137</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>5000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M138</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M135</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1000</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M141</td>
<td>Pulse</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr>XM</td>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr>CoralVue
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M81</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>12,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>15,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>12,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>15,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>Hamilton</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>Kelvin Rating</td>
<td>Base Type</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<td>Ballast Type</td></tr><tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>14,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M57</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>14,000K</td>
<td>SE</td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>14,000K</td>
<td>DE</td>
<td>M80</td>
<td>HQI</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M58</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>5500K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>6500K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>14,000K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>20,000K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M59</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1000</td>
<td>10,000K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M47</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1000</td>
<td>14,000K</td>
<td>EE</td></td>
<td>M47</td>
<td>Probe</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>ANSI Codes - Probe</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>M57</td>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>M58</td>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>M59</td>
<tr>
<td>1000</td>
<td>M47</td>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>ANSI Codes - Pulse</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>M137</td>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>M138</td>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>M135</td>
<tr>
<td>1000</td>
<td>M141</td>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>ANSI Codes - HQI</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>M85</td>
<tr>
<td>150</td>
<td>M81</td>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>M80</td>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>ANSI Codes - EYE Iwasaki</td></tr>
<tr><tr><td></td><td>Watts</td>
<td>ANSI Code</td>
<tr>
<td>250</td>
<td>H37</td>
<tr>
<td>400</td>
<td>H33</td>
</table>
Thanks to SirPat for tracking this down for us.
Source: AquariumLightingGuide
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