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  1. The Salt Creep
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    Icecap 660 opinions?

    I've repeated the explaination for results I am many others experienced running Ice Cap equipment. I am not familar with Reef Keeping but I have a WH...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jul 5, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
  2. The Salt Creep
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    Icecap 660 opinions?

    The fulham will drive 96's, not overdrive them. Why pay for a 110 watt lamp and only run it at 70 or 80 watts? Ice Cap advantages over fulham,...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jul 3, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
  3. The Salt Creep
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    Going MH need help

    Check www.reefgeek.com for reefoprix pendants, they had a deal on them a while back. If you go with DE lamps check out Phoenix 14K lamps. Those who...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jul 2, 2005 in forum: Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting
  4. The Salt Creep
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    Icecap 660 opinions?

    T5's are designed for a program start ballast which fulham ain't. If you go to fulhams website it shows the ballast is only capable of driving 1 96...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jul 2, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
  5. The Salt Creep
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    Icecap 660 opinions?

    There is a reason why Ice Cap cost more. No one can touch thier performance or customer service. 3 year warranty and many times they will repair or...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jul 1, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
  6. The Salt Creep
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    Going MH need help

    You using a canopy or do you need a finished fixture? www.aquariumlight.com has good prices on halide hoods www.oceanencounter.com has some...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jul 1, 2005 in forum: Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting
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    VHO Lighting ?

    The T12 size lamp, which VHO is one, is dying out. For industial and commercial applications T8 and T5 have been coming on for years because they are...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jun 13, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    Ask Your T-5HO Questions Here

    Kelvin is the color of the lamp. What you want to be concerned with is the PAR which is the intensity of light in the spectrum range the critters can...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jun 11, 2005 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Ask Your T-5HO Questions Here

    The HO T5 lamps are the following wattages. 24" 24 watts 36" 39 watts 48" 54 watts 60" 80 watts 72" 105 watts
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jun 11, 2005 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Ask Your T-5HO Questions Here

    Order an Aquablue lamp to run with the 12K. The Odysea units are not real great so I assume they use cheap lamps. D&D or ATI have the best lamps I've...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jun 10, 2005 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
  11. The Salt Creep
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    Ask Your T-5HO Questions Here

    Sounds like you are getting normal output T5's. I'd grab at least one HO with the good parabolic reflector. The reflector really gives T5's a big...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, Jun 10, 2005 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
  12. The Salt Creep
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    10000k vs. 20000k

    Pardon what I am sure will be my spelling but "Photosynthetically Active Radiation". It is the spectrum of light the critters utilize. Lower K color...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 25, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    10000k vs. 20000k

    I aint real big on PC's myself but I assume they are like the rest of the lamps and 20000K equals lower PAR output. 10K lamps shouldn't overpower the...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 23, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    T5's and overdriving them? Anyone?

    Quantum PAR meter by Apogee Instuments. My comparisons of the 80 watt to 54 watt lamps are based on the readings taken by another reefer using the...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 18, 2005 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    T5's and overdriving them? Anyone?

    I don't know of anyone who can or is driving a 24 watt lamp at 100 watts. The Ice Cap ballasts (according to Ice Cap) drives a 24 watt at 50~55, a 39...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 18, 2005 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    How much lighting

    How long is the tank? The only T5's I know of shorter than 24" are Helios (www.commodityaxis.com) strip lights. If you had a 20000K halide in front...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 17, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    T5's and overdriving them? Anyone?

    According to Ice Cap overdriving T5's on their ballast doesn't shorten the life due to the method they use to start the lamps and the high frequency...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 17, 2005 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    How much lighting

    If you are getting 2 70 watt halides for a nano why not try a 20K and 10K halide and forget actinics? You should get good coverage and plenty of PAR...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 17, 2005 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    AquaC Remora Skimmer With Bigger Pump

    The jury is still out on the Hyperflow 14 on my remora pro. I did a little fragging and something in the reef expoxy drives the skimmer nutz. I am...
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 16, 2005 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    AquaC Remora Skimmer With Bigger Pump

    I've ran a Mag 5 on my Remora Pro since it was new. Recently I had to throw a Hyperflow 14 on because the impellow on the mag needs to be changed....
    Post by: The Salt Creep, May 12, 2005 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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