Crunch time? What do I get?

[Fatman]

Thanks for all the great info, I'll let you know what I get.

[Fatman]

Ok after looking around (locally as well) I decided on the T5s that I mentioned, now my only question is do I buy the 8 bulb one or 4 bulb one? 4 = 216watts 8= 532 watts

http://www.petsolutions.com/Nova+Ext...001722-C-.aspx

[jerryc]

If it was me id check to see if the 8 lamp can be run separately if so id get it and set up on 2 deferent timers run 1/2 for 10 to 12 hours and all for 6 hours
A lot of the 8 lamps come with 2 power cords

[maxfischer]

http://home.search.ebay.com/HO-T5_Fi...ageNameZRC0021


try that

[maxfischer]

the link i gave you i was signed in my ebay account. you will have to do a search on ebay for the t5

[davejnz]

Personally,I dont care for fixtures.The one in the above link looks to have non-waterproof endcaps,and it doesn't have individual parabolic reflectors for the T5's.
If your gonna drop 4 bills on some lights then go with an IceCapp660.The IC660 has the ability to fire any type of flourescent(VHO,NO,T5,PC),it also overdrives your T5's.A 54w T5 on an IC660 is driven at close to 84w.I have a 4 bulb setup on my IC660 and can grow high-light corals like Acropora with it.I also use a Workhorse5 ballast to drive a pair of T5's on my other tank.There is a definate noticeable increase in brightness of the T5's when driven off of an IC660 compared to the WH5.

[Fatman]

Personally,I dont care for fixtures.The one in the above link looks to have non-waterproof endcaps,and it doesn't have individual parabolic reflectors for the T5's.
If your gonna drop 4 bills on some lights then go with an IceCapp660.The IC660 has the ability to fire any type of flourescent(VHO,NO,T5,PC),it also overdrives your T5's.A 54w T5 on an IC660 is driven at close to 84w.I have a 4 bulb setup on my IC660 and can grow high-light corals like Acropora with it.I also use a Workhorse5 ballast to drive a pair of T5's on my other tank.There is a definate noticeable increase in brightness of the T5's when driven off of an IC660 compared to the WH5.

I found the IC660 your talking about I just dont understand how I would set this up, I honestly prefer a plug and play sorta thing, could you please explain how to do this or a walkthrough site?

[jerryc]

Personally,I dont care for fixtures.The one in the above link looks to have non-waterproof endcaps,and it doesn't have individual parabolic reflectors for the T5's.
If your gonna drop 4 bills on some lights then go with an IceCapp660.The IC660 has the ability to fire any type of flourescent(VHO,NO,T5,PC),it also overdrives your T5's.A 54w T5 on an IC660 is driven at close to 84w.I have a 4 bulb setup on my IC660 and can grow high-light corals like Acropora with it.I also use a Workhorse5 ballast to drive a pair of T5's on my other tank.There is a definate noticeable increase in brightness of the T5's when driven off of an IC660 compared to the WH5.

If you are handy with doing DIY projects Dave has the right way to go i haven't
run T5 iv always had VHO but i no its a good lighting setup

[Fatman]

If you are handy with doing DIY projects Dave has the right way to go i haven't run T5 iv always had VHO but i no its a good lighting setup

My friend and I built the stand for the tank (and its holding up =P) so Im guessing Im not bad, I would just need a basic walkthrough or explanation.

[jerryc]

It will be Farlee simple to do you will find diagrams on the Icecap site
not hard to do


http://www.icecapinc.com/