Phish Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 interesting.... Most of the people I meet that run MH in a canopy say it gets Way too hot... I dont run a MH in my 10g Link to comment
kennerd Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 The halides in the canopy are on a 65, and I have a pair of 4" IceCap fans inthe hood and a 6" clip on fan blowing across the sump. Yeah, i know: big difference from the nano. Link to comment
Phish Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 I see... That sounds good, you should put up pics of your 65g Link to comment
blk_g20 Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 is a 32w or so actinic good enough to supplement the 175w, or maybe a 13w. Link to comment
Phish Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 32 is more than enough... But in all honesty you dont even need actinic lights either, I just prefer them, if you get 10k's, if you get a 20k MH I would suggest getting some 10k lights, because 20k's look too blue... Link to comment
blk_g20 Posted October 4, 2003 Author Share Posted October 4, 2003 another questions is whether i'm able to place the PC bulb right by the MH bulb and use the same reflector. is would that be too hot for safe operation of the PC bulb. thanks Link to comment
foo Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 If you're keeping a clam you should use 6,500ºK to 10,000ºK lamps not 20,000ºK lamps as that may cause bleaching of the clam. able to place the PC bulb right by the MH bulb and use the same reflector Yes, but it would be better to separate them so that you can get better lamp life but it should be okay to put them together (but not too close). MH lamps run better hot while fluorescents run better at room temperature. Cooling the MH lamp shortens it's lamp life. Running fluorecent at higher temperatures shortens it's lamp life. But not a big deal. Link to comment
blk_g20 Posted October 5, 2003 Author Share Posted October 5, 2003 i found a setup forsale in reefcentral. with 175 icecap e-ballast ,reflector, mogul base and bulb. i was wondering if this ballast can run DE bulbs as well, incase i want to switch in the future. the DE bulbs i see are 150W only. Link to comment
smy168 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I have a 26 Gallon Bow that I keep Clams in, it's running on a 150WATT MH 20K XDE bulb. I like the look, it's a little "whiter" than the 20Ks I've seen before. Link to comment
blk_g20 Posted October 6, 2003 Author Share Posted October 6, 2003 i can get this used ice cap for $75. is this a good deal? or at least decent? Link to comment
kennerd Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Originally posted by blk_g20 i found a setup forsale in reefcentral. with 175 icecap e-ballast ,reflector, mogul base and bulb. i was wondering if this ballast can run DE bulbs as well, incase i want to switch in the future. the DE bulbs i see are 150W only. Contact IceCap directly to verify that. I know the new ballasts are what they designate as "all-bulb" ballasts. They have a vendor foum on RC, and they are very good about posting replies to it. Link to comment
blk_g20 Posted October 7, 2003 Author Share Posted October 7, 2003 well, looks like i'm going to spend the money and buy a new setup. champion lighting has the 175w Icecap for $109, and $155 for the ballast plus a 10K aqualine buschke bulb. i thought i read somewhere that these AB bulbs are good stuff. what are the general attitude towards these? champion lighting also have this PFO reflector plus socket for $39, seen here, while hellolights have their reflector plus socket for $29, seen here. are these the same thing? is there any reason i should spend the $10 extra? thanks much. Link to comment
TiGs Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 I'm running a 10,000K 150W de AB bulbs and the color is nice krisp white, I don't see yellow in it. People have said that the 10,000k AB bulbs are more like 13,000K. I do suppliment with 32W act03, adds a nice blue tint. Link to comment
skylsdale Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 *Message deleted* I just realized there was a second page...and my question answered. Link to comment
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