121a Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 I hate UPS. I'm getting my T-5s on the third i hope. Link to comment
elaak Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I hate UPS. I'm getting my T-5s on the third i hope. Same, I get my new aquatinics then. Although I do hate waiting UPS is miles ahead of USPS. Link to comment
121a Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 USPS is so much better than UPS. Link to comment
gheagney Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 121a, which 4x24 kit did you get from reefgeeks.com? i was thinking about getting the tek kit from there, but substituting the tek reflectors for icecap ones. Link to comment
gheagney Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Change that... i'm looking at getting the icecap set up. For some reason I thought the TEK retro kit was cheaper and would be cheaper to just sub the icecap reflectors. But the 2 kits are the same price... so i'm gonna go with the icecap kit. Very interested in the led talk. Sounds like something interesting to try. Link to comment
121a Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 yea i'll be getting the 4x24w Ice Cap retro. Link to comment
SaltyVT Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Nothing beats Priority with USPS. Three days max for a reasonable price. Link to comment
AdriftQuasar Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I've been wanting to upgrade the lighting on my 20 high from 130w of PC to either 4x24w HO T5's or 150w of MH. 121a, I'm really looking forward to seeing some pictures of the T5s over your tank. I'm not sure what I'm basing this on, but for some reason I just like the look and the idea of T5's more than I do MH. Link to comment
Izzue Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 ^^^ Ive had all kinds of lighting...T5 are less heat and less electricity...but I sure do miss the MH shimmer... Izzue Link to comment
gheagney Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 My understaning is that the shimmering from metal halides is because the light is emitted in a concentrated area (i.e the smaller bulb?) and that the shimmering is due to ripples on the surface of the water. So given that, if you used a few intense l.e.d.'s you might be able to get a little of that shimmering affect. Link to comment
Izzue Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 My understaning is that the shimmering from metal halides is because the light is emitted in a concentrated area (i.e the smaller bulb?) and that the shimmering is due to ripples on the surface of the water. So given that, if you used a few intense l.e.d.'s you might be able to get a little of that shimmering affect. Totally agree...Only thing is I already have 3 420 nm LED...great shimmer at night...cant even tell they are on during daylight cycle. I would love to try those new Current LEDS...4 per strip in the 10k wavelength to see if any shimmer is added. I would jump on buying 2 of those instead of MH if it actually worked... Most peeps think the T5 HO would over power the LED...and no noticable shimmer Izzue Link to comment
gheagney Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Totally agree...Only thing is I already have 3 420 nm LED...great shimmer at night...cant even tellthey are on during daylight cycle. I would love to try those new Current LEDS...4 per strip in the 10k wavelength to see if any shimmer is added. I would jump on buying 2 of those instead of MH if it actually worked... Most peeps think the T5 HO would over power the LED...and no noticable shimmer Izzue i have l.e.d's that produce a nice looking shimmer at night too. I also wondered if the T-5's would be overpowering. But I've seen the brightness of the maglite l.e.d.'s.. they are pretty bright, so something like that might do the trick. Link to comment
121a Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Izzue, are they 1w LEDs? I really think I'm going to get about 4, 3w white leds and see if they shimmer. Or like you said try the Current Power Bright Strips. Link to comment
Izzue Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Izzue, are they 1w LEDs? I really think I'm going to get about 4, 3w white leds and see if they shimmer. Or like you said try the Current Power Bright Strips. Yes they are the 1 watt 420 nm's...Man if you try to whites to get some shimmer...please let me know what do you think. Tks Izzue Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 121a did your lights come in? pics man pics Link to comment
121a Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 I did get my lights today!!! I also got candy from reefgeek too! Took me about 45min. to get the whole retros wired. I don't think i got the right bulbs, but the one they sent me that i think i didn't order is nice. The icecap reflectors are 100% than the TEK2s i have in my mh fixture. They sent me so much wire i think if you attached every end you could go around my block. Wiring was straight forward, just clip, strip, and slip in the terminals. Instructions on the ballast are nice and easy to follow. I think my bulb choice was fantastic too! I cannot wait till i assemble this tank and see the lights on. This is looking to be very promising. Here are the pics Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 very nice... maybe i missed it but how are you mounting these? and will you use glass between bulb and water? (i know they dont need uv protection, im wondering about salt creep) Link to comment
121a Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 I was thinking about using acrylic as a splash guard, but I'm thinking it will decrese my light output a bit, so i ruled against it. I'm going to make a little square and then mount the T-5s on it and then put them as far down as possible in my canopy. Link to comment
Izzue Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Looking Good!!!! Ive got mine installed in a low hood...they are only bout 4 inchs from the top of water... No guards...have splashed several times...I even need to snap the reflectors off the bulbs and clean bulbs and reflectors. I fiqured by now I would have exploded a bulb...but so far so good. Been set up like this since middle last summer. What bulbs and brands did you get?? Looks like a SuperActinic...UV Aqua blue......ATI 75/25 UV Aqua Sun UV How far off am I ??? Izzue Link to comment
121a Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 the bulbs are listed on the first page. They did send me the correct bulbs. Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 im contemplating how to mount my 36w lamps on a 30inch tank... i saw your tank build thread, are you planning on having any temp control for your hood? fan? fan and controler? EDIT: god im a bad speller EDIT #2: what are stand offs and why are they $5 a pair... it just looks like a little piece of plastic Link to comment
Izzue Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 ^^^ The stand offs are what you pop the endcaps into...then they have the holes that you screw into hood to hold the caps with bulb. 0.02 Izzue Link to comment
121a Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 My tank is not set up yet. moving everything into a 10g tank for the time being. Yes 4 fish, two clams and some frags in a 10g for maybe two weeks or more. I'm nuts... Anyway i'm using the T-5s on it or i should say two as i had a ballast malfunction. I'll be using the 6000K and the Bluewhite bulb. It is very very very bright over a 10g tank! I'll post some pics when the tank is full. Link to comment
Roc! Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 this was my tank with 2 x 65 CF's This is the tank with 4 x 24w HOT5's Link to comment
121a Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 nice, i like the aquascape too. Link to comment
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