sammystingray
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say bye to Mr Icecap.
NOT GOOD
NOT GOOD
And then the reef fell into darkness....
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sammystingray
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"Death...... he holds you in his arms and kisses you goodnight."
sammystingray
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Thanks, and I had it about three years I believe.
sammystingray
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It's where the wiring harness plugs into the ballast.......where the trouble was found, and pretty much the most expensive thing that could have went wrong with my lights......the ballast fried out.
phoenixrising
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One of my IceCap 660's went out a few weeks ago as well. Only had it for a year or so. IceCap fixed it and returned it w/o charge. The owner of the LFS let me borrow his until mine was repaired. I'm told URI makes a better ballast than IceCap. Not sure if that is so, but will investigate it further when I add my next tank.
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thomas712
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Sammy - sorry to hear, any contributing factors as to why it fried? like location, faulty parts, some type of exposer to salt or other elements.
I can't understand why people actually place some of the ballasts under the canopy with the lights. Mine is about 2 feet from the tank and hood.
Thomas
Had a chance yet to look for that worm again?
I can't understand why people actually place some of the ballasts under the canopy with the lights. Mine is about 2 feet from the tank and hood.
Thomas
Had a chance yet to look for that worm again?
the claw
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Sorry Sammy. Thats about what mine looked like after a misplaced drop of water landed right there. First there was smoke, then a foul smell, then a bunch of swear words. I fessed up to Ice Cap with what happened. They charged me sixty bucks(thats including shipping) to replace that connection and I was good to go again. I found the company very customer freindly. The moral of the story .....saltwater and electricity don't mix!
krishj39
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Yes, contact IceCap and tell them what happened. They will work out a deal for you. They call this the "Wet Club." I had water splash on mine and I had to replace the ballast. I believe they charged me $106, with shipping costs for my 430 ballast. You can contact them through that other popular message board, --.
sammystingray
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A brand new 660 costs 140 bucks at my local fish store......we called him yesterday.
I am deciding whether or not this is a sign that it's time for halides. I'll know by Friday. He had some used 400 watt halide ballasts for 40 bucks each, but I don't know if he still has them.
I am deciding whether or not this is a sign that it's time for halides. I'll know by Friday. He had some used 400 watt halide ballasts for 40 bucks each, but I don't know if he still has them.