Ice Cap T5 ballast?

[culp]

what wattage does the Ice Cap Ballast push 36" T5 bulbs at?

 

[posiden]

which ballast?
how many bulbs?

 

[culp]

ice cap 660, and the max 4 bulbs.

 

[05xrunner]

i dont know exact..I think its around 50 or so

 

[culp]

ok thanks. a friend of mine told me it was some where between 50 and 70.

 

[05xrunner]

its def not 70...I think maybe it pushes it closer to the 54w

 

[culp]

i figured 70 was a little high. but that's why i asked.

 

[reefraff]

right around 60 according to Ice Cap. The lamp will play a small part in determining how many watts will get pushed through it. Make sure you use a couple fans to blow air across the lamp ends/endcaps.

 

[culp]

i was going to have one fan for ever two bulbs. and im going to have two sets of Ice cap retrofits so 8 bulbs total for my 72" 125 gallon tank and maybe a year down the road ill add another set of retrofits to give me 12 bulbs.

 

[reefraff]

Originally Posted by Culp
http:///forum/post/2989040
i was going to have one fan for ever two bulbs. and im going to have two sets of Ice cap retrofits so 8 bulbs total for my 72" 125 gallon tank and maybe a year down the road ill add another set of retrofits to give me 12 bulbs.
You know they have 60" T5 retrofit kits?
Much better choice for a 125. Do a search for reefgeek and give them a call. Use their brand reflectors which are 2 1/2 inches wide allowing you to have 6 lamps over the tank.
The local reef club measured PAR at the sandbed of a 24" tall tank with a 6 x 80 watt (60" lamps) and got PAR in the 340's. That is enough for anything you want to grow including clams.

 

[culp]

i really wanted to go with the 60" inch ones but i couldn't mind enough information on them. they also don't make vary many bulbs in that length just yet.

 

[culp]

Originally Posted by reefraff
http:///forum/post/2989057
You know they have 60" T5 retrofit kits?
Much better choice for a 125. Do a search for reefgeek and give them a call. Use their brand reflectors which are 2 1/2 inches wide allowing you to have 6 lamps over the tank.
The local reef club measured PAR at the sandbed of a 24" tall tank with a 6 x 80 watt (60" lamps) and got PAR in the 340's. That is enough for anything you want to grow including clams.
if you have any more information on the 60" bulbs let me know. that's why i haven't bought any parts yet. gets putting out ideas and trying to get a good feel on the best way to go about it.

 

[culp]

Originally Posted by reefraff
http:///forum/post/2989057
You know they have 60" T5 retrofit kits?
Much better choice for a 125. Do a search for reefgeek and give them a call. Use their brand reflectors which are 2 1/2 inches wide allowing you to have 6 lamps over the tank.
The local reef club measured PAR at the sandbed of a 24" tall tank with a 6 x 80 watt (60" lamps) and got PAR in the 340's. That is enough for anything you want to grow including clams.
i looked for the reflectors and could only find Ice Cap, and Tek and both a 3 inches wide.

 

[culp]

i saw on another board that they don't have them on they're website, that you have to call them.

 

[reefraff]

Originally Posted by Culp
http:///forum/post/2990853
i looked for the reflectors and could only find Ice Cap, and Tek and both a 3 inches wide.
You have to call geek for their brand reflectors. I've done par readings on them and they are great. Ice Cap doesn't make a 60" reflector. The Ice Cap retro comes with a Tek reflector