squidd
Active Member
Did this thread a month or so ago, then lost the pics in the "up-grade"... Kinda looses the effectiveness with out the pics... :yes:
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Well I went and did it...Set up a Frag tank down near the fuge and needed some lighting to kick things off...
Sure I could have gone out and bought a fixture, but where's the challange in that...??
I had a 10K 150 watt DE IceCap bulb I bought almost two years ago...(can you say "procrastionation"... )
and needed a ballast to fire it up...
I like the results I'm getting from my PFO Magnetic HQI ballast on my reef, (250 watt over 54 corner) so I thought I'd build one to match...
Ballast is an M-81 Advanced 150 watt Magnetic HQI... Several on-lne distributors were out of stock for like forever, but Kip hooked me up with "Reefgeek" ... Had 'em in stock and on the road the next day...

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Well I went and did it...Set up a Frag tank down near the fuge and needed some lighting to kick things off...
Sure I could have gone out and bought a fixture, but where's the challange in that...??
I had a 10K 150 watt DE IceCap bulb I bought almost two years ago...(can you say "procrastionation"... )

I like the results I'm getting from my PFO Magnetic HQI ballast on my reef, (250 watt over 54 corner) so I thought I'd build one to match...
Ballast is an M-81 Advanced 150 watt Magnetic HQI... Several on-lne distributors were out of stock for like forever, but Kip hooked me up with "Reefgeek" ... Had 'em in stock and on the road the next day...