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Old 10-26-2005, 03:55 AM
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I just put in my new Ice Cap 660 yesterday. I want to run 4/4' Actinic bulbs. I have a couple right now would like two more until I make it over to the main land in a month or so where I plan to buy new ones. I am not to worried about how old they are for now it is just for the look. If any one has any old bulbs kicking around for free or cheep to tide me over drop me a line.

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Old 10-26-2005, 04:01 AM
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I just put in my new Ice Cap 660 yesterday. I want to run 4/4' Actinic bulbs. I have a couple right now would like two more until I make it over to the main land in a month or so where I plan to buy new ones. I am not to worried about how old they are for now it is just for the look. If any one has any old bulbs kicking around for free or cheep to tide me over drop me a line.

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don't waist your time using VHO bulbs on an Icecap if you have to buy them new, NO actinics (philips 04's) are about 17 bucks each.

I actualy might have a couple.. let me check and get back to ya.

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Old 10-26-2005, 04:10 AM
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Nope don't have them, I think Brad stoled them when he was trying to blow up his actinics.

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Thanks for the info where are you buying them from?

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Thanks for the info where are you buying them from?

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Thanks Steve I will check them out tomorrow

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Pardon me for butting in Tyler.

Steve, why don't we want to buy VHO bulbs?? Do the NO bulbs get overdriven??

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Steve, why don't we want to buy VHO bulbs?? Do the NO bulbs get overdriven??

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a Icecap ballast only drives bulbs at HO levels, no NO no VHO so when you use a VHO you are under driving it to HO output and a NO is overdriven to HO output. this is why everyone was commenting about 2 years ago about how NO are almost as bright as VHO's on an Icecap ballast, and even my own testing showed the price difference wasn't worth the difference in light output. especially, since we only use them for coloring the tank anyways.

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hmm... good to know Steve, Thanks!!
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But wouldn't driving a NO bulb give it a shorter life, while underdriving a VHO bulb give it a longer life? So replacing your NO bulbs twice as often would work out equally in price to replacing your VHO bulbs half as often?

Did that make sense?
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