Thread: Difference between HQI, EYE, standard, and electric ballasts
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Old 12-04-2002, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dez
HQI actually stands for Mercury Quartz Iodide (Reef Aquarium, volume one, section on lighting)

I know it's strange, but I wonder how they got Mercury from "H"
Dez, check a periodic table!!
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