The T5 Q&a Thread

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Grim,

What do you think of this for a 156 gal. (60x24x25)

Icecap Retro from ReefGeek
(9) 60" 80 watt T5's
(3) IceCap 660 electronic ballasts

I could have three different lighting stages.

Would you recommend this and which bulbs would you choose.

Thanks for you reply
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9445315#post9445315 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquamariner
I purchased the 4 lamp Centium ballast from Advance. Suppose to be better than Universal's triad and has Intelivolt. The Centium has a grey lead wire that you have to connect in order to run all four lights at the same time. Advance told me you can put an inline electronic timer on that grey lead. Can anyone tell me if this is such a timer at this website
http://www.kalyx.com/store/proddeta...0/CategoryID/12000.0/SubCatID/2845.0/file.htm

If not, does anyone have any idea on how else to put this feature of the Centium ballast which would allow different bulb start times to work?
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Not sure about the timer but Triad sells the exact same ballast, I wouldn't be surprised if the same company in china makes both
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9445549#post9445549 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MstgKillr
Grim,

What do you think of this for a 156 gal. (60x24x25)

Icecap Retro from ReefGeek
(9) 60" 80 watt T5's
(3) IceCap 660 electronic ballasts

I could have three different lighting stages.

Would you recommend this and which bulbs would you choose.

Thanks for you reply
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I'd stick with 8 lamps, 9 would be a tight fit. Other than that should be cool.
 
Actually, according to this Advance company info

Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois with production facilities located throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Asia, Advance manufactures more than 1,000 fluorescent and HID ballast and LED driver models within its 1+ million square feet of state-of-the-art plant space and has sold over 1 billion ballasts over the course of its six-decade history. A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation

So there's a slim chance it could have been made here in the U.S. !
 
How long do a set of t5 bulbs last? Since recently after 6-7 months all the bulbs in my Aquactinics 5-bulb fixture seemed to burn out over that last month or so. I originally used all Aquaz T5 bulbs. The photoperiod was 10 hours a day. Now I am running this bulb config:

Front
ATI Blue Special
UVL Pure Actinic
GE 6500K
ATI Blue+
UVL Aqua Sun
Back

Will I expect the same results with this config, or do I need to buy new bulbs every 6-8 months? Thanks for any info...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9445839#post9445839 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquamariner
Well, take solace, it's not made in Venezuela!
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A lot of the so-called German lamps are made in Ecuador:D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9446309#post9446309 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kiel'thalin
How long do a set of t5 bulbs last? Since recently after 6-7 months all the bulbs in my Aquactinics 5-bulb fixture seemed to burn out over that last month or so. I originally used all Aquaz T5 bulbs. The photoperiod was 10 hours a day. Now I am running this bulb config:

Front
ATI Blue Special
UVL Pure Actinic
GE 6500K
ATI Blue+
UVL Aqua Sun
Back

Will I expect the same results with this config, or do I need to buy new bulbs every 6-8 months? Thanks for any info...
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There may have been an issue with the Aquaz lamps. I know of at least one person who got over 18 months out of his lamps using the same ballasts as your fixture has and his setup wasn't cooled. Hopefully your new lamps will last better than a year.
 
Grim,

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Originally posted by MstgKillr
Grim,

What do you think of this for a 156 gal. (60x24x25)

Icecap Retro from ReefGeek
(9) 60" 80 watt T5's
(3) IceCap 660 electronic ballasts

I could have three different lighting stages.

Would you recommend this and which bulbs would you choose.

Thanks for you reply
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I'd stick with 8 lamps, 9 would be a tight fit. Other than that should be cool.

If I use only 8 lamps can I still run (3) IceCap 660 or do I have to run (2) IceCap 660 and (1) IceCap 430?

I would rather run all IceCap 660's just incase I could fit another light in there.

What bulbs would you recommend and in what order?

Thanks again.
 
Using the 3 660's for only 8 lamps will work and makes sense. For lamps try

Front

Blue Plus
Pure Actinic
GE 6500K
Blue Plus
Midday or GE 3000K
Blue Plus
Aquablue
Blue Plus
 
hello im sry for throwing this out off topic but i posted in the reefgeek area and not received a answer ..... i figured that there are probaly lots of people in this thread that had gotten stuff from there and would know the answer.... this is what i posted...

''hi, i im going to be ordering from you soon ( as soon as my credit card get here) and would like to know if you price match vs other online venders?? if so, how do i prove it and get the lower price? how much do i need to spend to get free shipping?? are there any special for RC members or anyhting of the kind in the near future??

TIA
YzGyz ''

any help on getting a answer??


TIA
YzGyz

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I use reefgeek for T5 stuff cause they usually have the best prices. I usually dont price check the other items I might add on to a T5 order so I honestly dont know, never tried..
 
What's the highest off the water T5's should go with an open top aquarium?
How do I give my fish and corals that hour back they've lost due to Daylight Savings? :-)
 
Haaaaa haaa ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaa!
Day ligh savings.... don't you know, they never got the memo?
Don't change it for another three weeks. They'll just get confused.
 
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