Who has T5 lighting? what size tank?

[Alex]

Alex,
What are the tank dimensions?

The dimensions on that tank are 48"L x 36"W x 27"H , It's almost a cube.

 

[baja2700]

I run only T5 lighting in my mixed 75 gallon i have 3 6700k and 3 actinic blue and everything does fine and you dont have to worry about getting a chiller witch is the reason why i went T5 over halide

 

[ming]

Keep in mind, with the Icecap ballast, it will run brighter, but also hotter.
During the 90+ days in the summer, you still will need either a chiller or A/C in the room otherwise you will have to have the lights off now more often. My tank is in the basement and I still need to sometimes have the lights partially off to prevent it from getting too hot on those 90+ days. I use an aquacontroller to have 2/3 of the lights turn off at 82F and all off at 82.5F.
Keep in mind this is all without an A/C.

One annoying thing I don't like about T5's is if a bulb burns out on the IceCap 660 ballast, its a guessing game which out of the 4 bulbs it is. It doesn't happen often though, I'm running 2 tanks with T5's and out of the 10 bulbs running, in the past 5 years I've had I think 3 bulbs burn out.

 

[kris]

Check out a pair of ATI Powermodules if you don't want to deasl with a retrofit.

 

[Galantra]

What are SLR reflectors? I was looking at the icecap. Do you have a link to a site?

this is just an exaple:

http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5...y_High-Output_Retrofit_Kit_w!_Bulbs_by_IceCap

I bought all of this including the bulbs half the prices they sell them

 

[Alex]

this is just an exaple:

http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5...y_High-Output_Retrofit_Kit_w!_Bulbs_by_IceCap

I bought all of this including the bulbs half the prices they sell them

thanks, check your PM

 

[Alex]

Keep in mind, with the Icecap ballast, it will run brighter, but also hotter.
During the 90+ days in the summer, you still will need either a chiller or A/C in the room otherwise you will have to have the lights off now more often. My tank is in the basement and I still need to sometimes have the lights partially off to prevent it from getting too hot on those 90+ days. I use an aquacontroller to have 2/3 of the lights turn off at 82F and all off at 82.5F.
Keep in mind this is all without an A/C.

One annoying thing I don't like about T5's is if a bulb burns out on the IceCap 660 ballast, its a guessing game which out of the 4 bulbs it is. It doesn't happen often though, I'm running 2 tanks with T5's and out of the 10 bulbs running, in the past 5 years I've had I think 3 bulbs burn out.

I will keep that in mind. The tank will be in the basement and I have AC, which usually keeps the basement at around a steady 70 degrees.