work horse or ice capp 660 ballast for T-5 setup

[ReeferRob]

I have TEK II reflectors and am impressed with the amount of light they bounce back (especially when they were new). They're a few years old now and have some discoloration/staining but still perform pretty well. I've heard that the Icecap reflectors don't stain as quickly/easily but I've never owned one.

+1 to ReeferRobs suggestion.

HTH,
Tom

Tom have you tried cleaning your reflectors with Vinegar or Alcohol?

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Tom have you tried cleaning your reflectors with Vinegar or Alcohol?

Vinegar yes... no affect.

Alcohol... no. What proof should I use? JK. I'll try it tonight.

Thanks,
Tom

[Manoj's Reef]

I have been using work horse for about 2 yrs now. I run a 5 bulb set up. I like them and have not had any problems. The blubs are on individual reflectors.

[tazzy695]

most any individual reflector will work well ice cap and tek make some very good ones

I personally run 4 t5ho 48" bulbs on a workhorse 7 ballast they will run at 54w

one benignity of using the workhorse ballast over ice cap is the bulbs will last longer and stay cooler as they wont be over driven

over driving the bulbs causes them to run hot and need cooling in the form of a fan which adds noise to the tank