The Grim Reefer
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You got it backwards. Air is drawn in the top and blow past the ballasts and out on the end of the lamp and then out the other end of the fixture.
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You got it backwards. Air is drawn in the top and blow past the ballasts and out on the end of the lamp and then out the other end of the fixture.
The Grim Reefer
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I am burning the lamps in as we speak.
Twilight is the UVL 454, the 10, 12 and 14K lamps look to be the Aquasun, Actinic White and 75/25. Actinic looks like the super actinic. 3 Twilight and a 10K might look nice.
Aqua Keepers
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which side of a TX5 should receive the label end of the bulbs?
So if they are just rebranded UVL's then what's the point? I realize you won't know much til you test the PAR, but is there really any benefit?
On a side note...I'm running 4 bulbs on my sons tank. It's two blue plus, one 75/25 and one aquablue. Now my tank I plan on doing 6 bulbs(not over driven). I'm assuming that 3 blue plus, one 75/25 and two Aquablue would give me roughly the same look? If I ditched one of the two Aquablue's and replaced it with a Blue Plus is it going to make it more "20k"? I love my AB 20k over another tank, but I'm worried that this will be a different blue.
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I would say opposite of the fan. The fan sucks the air out so the cool air will be drawn in the opposite side.
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Try either combo. It's really going to come down to personal taste. I can borrow you some used lamps if you want to play before you buy but if I remember right you are up north? Kinda a long drive to get them.
What I was told is the Electrodes have been beefed up in the Ice Cap lamps. Not sure I can prove they are or aren't without doing a long term side by side test.
1DeR9_3Hy
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Hello again Grim, thanks for the previous advise (back about 9000 pages 
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I am setting up a new tank (48x18 footprint, 24" tall) and i am thinking about using 6 - 54 watt T5's with SLR reflectors. I plan to keep whatever sps i might come across, so output is a concern (but so is the elec bill).
Do you think it would be necessary to overdrive all the bulbs? Or could i only overdrive 4 of them and use a standard ballast on the other 2? Do i need to overdrive any of them (too late to ask that, i already purchased a 660)?
)I am setting up a new tank (48x18 footprint, 24" tall) and i am thinking about using 6 - 54 watt T5's with SLR reflectors. I plan to keep whatever sps i might come across, so output is a concern (but so is the elec bill).
Do you think it would be necessary to overdrive all the bulbs? Or could i only overdrive 4 of them and use a standard ballast on the other 2? Do i need to overdrive any of them (too late to ask that, i already purchased a 660)?
Yeah, I'm up in Fort Collins....so if I order an extra $20 bulb vs gas.....would prob be about the same either way, lol. And I can always reuse the bulb next change out. Unfortunately up north we no longer have any sources for T5 bulbs that I know of, so I get stuck ordering them. I used to have a couple of places that sold Geismanns but now there is one place that sells UVL's only and doesn't have a great selection. But thanks again for the offer. I'm still in the sloooooowly setting up stage though
BaNDiTo_RoX
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Hey Grim
I have a Tek5 6 bulbs and looking for a Radium 20k look. I keep SPS,LPS,Acans,Clams and Zoas. Would that look give me growth and color pop?
On my other fixture which is a MH with T5 4 Bulbs, I have a Radium 150w which T5 bulbs would you recommend. I keep the same as above.
thx in advance.
I have a Tek5 6 bulbs and looking for a Radium 20k look. I keep SPS,LPS,Acans,Clams and Zoas. Would that look give me growth and color pop?
On my other fixture which is a MH with T5 4 Bulbs, I have a Radium 150w which T5 bulbs would you recommend. I keep the same as above.
thx in advance.
The Grim Reefer
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15174753#post15174753 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 1DeR9_3Hy
Hello again Grim, thanks for the previous advise (back about 9000 pages
I am setting up a new tank (48x18 footprint, 24" tall) and i am thinking about using 6 - 54 watt T5's with SLR reflectors. I plan to keep whatever sps i might come across, so output is a concern (but so is the elec bill).
Do you think it would be necessary to overdrive all the bulbs? Or could i only overdrive 4 of them and use a standard ballast on the other 2? Do i need to overdrive any of them (too late to ask that, i already purchased a 660)?
Yeah, overdrive 4 and do the HO ballast for two. If you don't plan on clams I'd put the HO lamps out front so you could keep brains and Acans happy on the sand.
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I'd do 5 Blue Plus and a UVL Actinic White on the one but grab an Aquablue as a spare lamp in case you want to brighten the look up a little.
The other I would run
Front
Blue Plus
UVL 75/25
MH
ATI Aquablue
ATI Blue Plus
Ahould look nicve and help out that little 150 on PAR as well.
BaNDiTo_RoX
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Thanks Grim,
I don't have access to a UVL what other bulb would replace that one.
On the Tek5 6 Bulbs I have this combo right now
Front
AquaBlue
Blue+
Blue+
Fiji
Blue+
Blue+
And I have these spare bulbs until I can place a new order.
1 UVL AquaSun
2 ATI Actinic
1 KZ NewGen
In what order on the one you suggested
5 Blue Plus and a UVL Actinic White
thx again
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Front and rear
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Fiji would be a good substitute. As far as placement with the 5 Blue Plus just keep the other lamp in the 2nd or 3rd position.
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Front
ATI Blue Plus
UVL 75/25
ATI Blue Plus
GE 6500K Daylight
ATI Blue Plus
UVL Actinic White
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Blue Plus
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