I was just joking, I was going to buy some regular orange ones and go to lowes and get some spray paint and dry them off real good and give them a coat of paint with some clear coat on top so they wont flake.
OH. Well i think i got the whole light thing figured out. Somewhat. Just wanted to thank everyone for the help and when i get bulbs, endcaps, reflectors ill take some pictures. THANKS again.
acer, you are running 4 bulbs also? I take it they are overdriven on a 660 ballast. What size tank are they on? Can you keep anything you want? Also i have 2 48" vho's that i could use with a seperate uv lighting ballast. I was thinking about using them for the sunrise sunset affect, since all 4...
Got the ballast today and it came with the wiring harness. I need endcaps, reflectors, and bulbs.
What bulbs brand and style should i get for best growth and pop?
Acer thank you for all the help. You are the one of the only ones that has tried to help and i really appericate it. Thank you dustin and daug also. I asked where could i get the power cord for the icecap 660 ballast on the ice cap forum but havent got an answer yet, probally will try to call...
Thanks. Now i just need reflectors, endcaps and bulbs.
What brand reflectors should i go with? where do i find them at? WIll any end caps work since i will be overdriven the bulbs?
Looks good. I found an icecap 660 ballast for $50 is that a good deal? It doesnt have a power cord though. Would i be able to get a power cord? It has some thing with it that keeps it cooler. Cant remember what its called.
So do you think this would be a good choice.
http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_Fluorescent/IceCap/SLR_Retrofit_Kits/48_inch__4x54W_SLR_T5_Very_High-Output_Retrofit_Kit_w!_Bulbs_by_IceCap
Also what are the parabolic reflectors? Are those indivual reflectors? With this set up being 4 bulbs...
acer. Thats the kinda information im looking for. I think thats what i want to do is get the icecap 660 ballast and overdrive them. The back of my canopy is cut out and i have a 6" fan back there blowing across the lights i have right now. Maybe i should run 4 bulbs overdriven and then run 2...
Melon, I could not get your link to work. Which im working on a little bit of a budget but im going to do this right the first time. So if i have to wait a little bit thats fine.
Daugherty, That fixture looks like it will work for what i want, but i have a canopy. Can i use that fixture in a...