Lighting

2455coop · 01-21-2007, 02:07 PM

I am in the market for a new light...Has anybody had an experiance with Ice Cap ballasts?:meeting:

I'm looking at buying a 2x48" VHO

Warnberg · 01-21-2007, 02:16 PM

Thats all I've ever used, never had an issue with IceCap Ballast's....

BoomerD · 01-21-2007, 02:51 PM

IceCap's are perhaps the BEST ballasts in the biz...plus, their customer support is also among the best you'll find...

2455coop · 01-21-2007, 08:12 PM

thanks guys...this is what i need to know

BoomerD · 01-21-2007, 08:23 PM

if you get a 430 ballast, it will run 3X 110 watt 46.5"/48" bulbs, and a 660 will run 4 of them.

2455coop · 01-21-2007, 09:08 PM

cool...I was looking at the 430...and was going to run 2 48"ers

billyr98 · 01-21-2007, 09:13 PM

Icecaps stuff is great... u could always run T5HOs too less wattage but they overdrive them and run nice colors!

BoomerD · 01-21-2007, 09:15 PM

Gives you the option of upgrading by 50% if you decide to add any corals. IMO, 2X110 is ok for some low-light stuff like mushrooms and xenia, but not nearly enough for much more.

2455coop · 01-21-2007, 09:39 PM

Right now I have 2x95W and 2x65W PC's. I'm adding 2x110 VHO's. And in a couple of months, getting rid of the PC's and adding 2x250W MH's.

BoomerD · 01-21-2007, 09:58 PM

you should be golden then...

lcstorc · 01-26-2007, 01:33 PM

Sounds like an awesome plan. Don't forget the pics.

PhilOlsen · 01-26-2007, 01:58 PM

Dont Forget To Acclimate Those New Lights To The Tank, You Should Mount Them Higher Than Needed By A Few Inches To Start And Lower Them Slowly Over A Few Weeks To The Desired Final Height.

BoomerD · 01-26-2007, 02:10 PM

You can also use a few layers of nylon window screen to acclimate the tank to new lights. Just remove a layer every couple of days till the tank is to full light. When you're done, roll it up and store it somewhere clean till the next time. (and there's ALWAYS a next time...)

saltyfishtanks · 01-26-2007, 02:16 PM

what about t5 with a reflector?

i am very happy with my icecap 4X t5ho

happy enough to want another kit, my tank is 24x24x48 the 4 lights arent quite enough

01-21-2007, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Lighting I am in the market for a new light...Has anybody had an experiance with Ice Cap ballasts?:meeting: I'm looking at buying a 2x48" VHO __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

01-21-2007, 02:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting Thats all I've ever used, never had an issue with IceCap Ballast's.... __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

01-21-2007, 02:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting IceCap's are perhaps the BEST ballasts in the biz...plus, their customer support is also among the best you'll find... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

01-21-2007, 08:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting thanks guys...this is what i need to know __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

01-21-2007, 08:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting if you get a 430 ballast, it will run 3X 110 watt 46.5"/48" bulbs, and a 660 will run 4 of them. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

01-21-2007, 09:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting cool...I was looking at the 430...and was going to run 2 48"ers __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

01-21-2007, 09:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,409 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting Icecaps stuff is great... u could always run T5HOs too less wattage but they overdrive them and run nice colors! __________________ Billyr98 - I'm BACK!! -

01-21-2007, 09:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting Gives you the option of upgrading by 50% if you decide to add any corals. IMO, 2X110 is ok for some low-light stuff like mushrooms and xenia, but not nearly enough for much more. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

01-21-2007, 09:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
2455coop Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 266 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting Right now I have 2x95W and 2x65W PC's. I'm adding 2x110 VHO's. And in a couple of months, getting rid of the PC's and adding 2x250W MH's. __________________ Bill 75 gal D.A.S. 15 gal refugium

01-21-2007, 09:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting you should be golden then... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

01-26-2007, 01:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting Sounds like an awesome plan. Don't forget the pics. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-26-2007, 01:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
PhilOlsen Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Glendale Hts. Illinois (Chicago transplant to humor my wife) Posts: 646 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting Dont Forget To Acclimate Those New Lights To The Tank, You Should Mount Them Higher Than Needed By A Few Inches To Start And Lower Them Slowly Over A Few Weeks To The Desired Final Height.

01-26-2007, 02:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,638 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting You can also use a few layers of nylon window screen to acclimate the tank to new lights. Just remove a layer every couple of days till the tank is to full light. When you're done, roll it up and store it somewhere clean till the next time. (and there's ALWAYS a next time...) __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

01-26-2007, 02:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
saltyfishtanks Sea Pen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: upstate new york Posts: 308 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting what about t5 with a reflector? i am very happy with my icecap 4X t5ho happy enough to want another kit, my tank is 24x24x48 the 4 lights arent quite enough __________________ 48x24x24 120gallon, 2 seio 1500, 1200gph little giant return, 4 icecap t5 w/giesmann bulbs, aquamedic 500w heater/digital controller, sump/refuge is bioballs to chetomorpha to live rock with about 3-4 inches of crushed coral bottom

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