grimm and hahn question plz

[mrpet]

well i guess the fauna 60" 80w units are not going to work i have not herd from aq ob in a week. so im thinking of going with 4 ic
660s which will run 16 80w lamps correct? with the 60" ic reflectors. my question is do you think that will be enough light?
tank is 72x48x25 or should i add one more 660 to bring the bulb total to 20? also depending on what you guys think 16 or 20 could you tell me what bulbs front to back.. temp brand etc. sorry i know you have already done this like 10,000 times heck look at you grimm your the undead now to many t5 questions but between you and hahn i think im getting the best advice anywhere. oh going to be 90% sps corals some clams very few lps corals. thanks you guys should be getting free bulbs etc. from the on line retailers for selling thier products for them...

scott

 

[The Grim Reefer]

You can only run 3 80 watt T5's on the 660. 16 lamps should cover the tank fine. You have to order the reflectors from Ice Cap because they actually sell you 3 of the 39 watt reflectors and you screw them together to cover the length.

 

[mrpet]

ya i knew i would have to special order the 60" refectors from ic
guess i will go with 6 ic 660s for a total of 18 bulbs. can you give me your bulb recomendation front to back please. i am really care more about color than growth. thanks

 

[hahnmeister]

Well, I wouldnt count out FM just yet. You might want to wait and see what Claude does in response. Andy mentioned that Grim might have have been sent the wrong reflectors, and so Id wait and see.

I asked Andy to put my order on hold, not cancel it just yet...

 

[The Grim Reefer]

I would do this, its just repeating the pattern of th first 6 until the last 2 lamps

Front

Blue Plus
Aquablue
Pure Actinic
Blue Plus
Aquablue
Midday
Blue Plus
Aquablue
Pure Actinic
Blue Plus
Aquablue
Midday
Blue Plus
Aquablue
Pure Actinic
Blue Plus
Midday
Aquablue

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9295405#post9295405 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hahnmeister
Well, I wouldnt count out FM just yet. You might want to wait and see what Claude does in response. Andy mentioned that Grim might have have been sent the wrong reflectors, and so Id wait and see.

I asked Andy to put my order on hold, not cancel it just yet...

It looks like the 60" fixtures are not going to happen bacause of ballasts anyway. Claude didnt mention anything to me about wrong reflectors but perhaps it was a translation thing.

I woner if anyone has approche them about selling the 220v fixtures with 110 to 220 transformers......

 

[mrpet]

i did told him 220 would be fine i spoke with andrew at aq ob no answer as of yet? and thanks guys i may wait a while hahn we will see but its a really slow process with aq ob and the lighting system is one of the last things i still need want to start the build.

 

[The Grim Reefer]

There could be product liability issues neither company wants to get in bed with but it never hurts to ask.

 

[mrpet]

true. grimm do you have any idea what the 60" ic refectors cost?

 

[mrpet]

thanks again grimm for the bulb recomendation are those all ati bulbs?

 

[hahnmeister]

Yeah, I think I mentioned that in the Ultra-Solaris thread. For Giesemann fixtures, they just use a converter like that so they can just keep the 220v ballasts running. Considering the design troubles that F-M is having with 80 watt ballasts... it might make sense.

http://cgi.ebay.com/power-voltage-c...ryZ88759QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/power-voltage-c...ryZ88759QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

^^^OR.... mrpet, you could ask for a 220v and buy a converter like ^^^...

 

[mrpet]

hmmm maybe will speak with andrew on later today. still i think im going to do the ic retros really cant go wrong with that

 

[The Grim Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9295456#post9295456 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mrpet
thanks again grimm for the bulb recomendation are those all ati bulbs?

ATI for the Blue Plus and Aquablue, Giesemann for the Pure Actinic an Midday

 

[mrpet]

thanks again grimm...

scott

 

[sjm817]

How about some GE 3000Ks in the mix?

 

[The Grim Reefer]

It would be hard to use a lamp like the 3000K in such a large array without causing banding.