Which 10000K DE HQI MH Bulb with IceCap Ballast

costa13 · 04/29/2007, 06:54 PM

Which 10000k MH DE HQI bulb will give me the most PAR on an IceCap ballast. I have seen sanjays articles but the only ones I could find are about SE bulbs. So if you have a link to one of his articles about DE bulbs or a recommendation please post it.
Thanks in advance.

costa13 · 04/29/2007, 07:50 PM

I have been searching and still cannot find any articles that sanjay has written about DE MH bulbs. Can someone please post the link to his article about DE MH bulbs.

Yinger · 04/29/2007, 08:00 PM

which icecap are you using? the 250? if that's the case, then the evc 10k will give you the most par, but its going to look yellow. If you are using an eballast, i'd go with SE bulbs, you'll get more par out of it. DEs require a HQI ballast to overdrive the bulb to get more intensity.

costa13 · 04/29/2007, 08:12 PM

I have the IceCap 250 Watt Electronic Metal Halide/ HQI Ballast. How much less growth will a 12000k Reeflux bulb give me than a 10000k? So IceCaps make the bulbs run yellower?

costa13 · 04/29/2007, 08:36 PM

skey44 · 04/29/2007, 10:15 PM

not yellower just less par than hqi

costa13 · 04/30/2007, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by skey44
not yellower just less par than hqi

I will be running HQI bulbs. Will I see any less growth with 120000k DE HQI MH than a 10000k DE HQI MH?

costa13 · 04/30/2007, 04:40 PM

bump

04/29/2007, 06:54 PM	#1
costa13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 250	Which 10000K DE HQI MH Bulb with IceCap Ballast Which 10000k MH DE HQI bulb will give me the most PAR on an IceCap ballast. I have seen sanjays articles but the only ones I could find are about SE bulbs. So if you have a link to one of his articles about DE bulbs or a recommendation please post it. Thanks in advance. __________________ GLORY! GLORY! Man United Click the Red House. Current Tank Info: 20T soon to be 150

04/29/2007, 07:50 PM	#2
costa13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 250	I have been searching and still cannot find any articles that sanjay has written about DE MH bulbs. Can someone please post the link to his article about DE MH bulbs. __________________ GLORY! GLORY! Man United Click the Red House. Current Tank Info: 20T soon to be 150

04/29/2007, 08:12 PM	#4
costa13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 250	I have the IceCap 250 Watt Electronic Metal Halide/ HQI Ballast. How much less growth will a 12000k Reeflux bulb give me than a 10000k? So IceCaps make the bulbs run yellower? __________________ GLORY! GLORY! Man United Click the Red House. Current Tank Info: 20T soon to be 150

04/29/2007, 08:36 PM	#5
costa13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 250	__________________ GLORY! GLORY! Man United Click the Red House. Current Tank Info: 20T soon to be 150

04/29/2007, 10:15 PM	#6
skey44 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Taylors, SC Posts: 929	not yellower just less par than hqi __________________ Just trying to enjoy a delicious slice of reef pie in the suburban jungle. -Scott Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder Dining Room Tank- 2 Kessil A160, Vortech MP10, Tunze Nanostream, Tunze 9004 skimmer, Marineland HOB, Eheim heater 34g Office Honeymoon Shallow Reef

04/29/2007, 08:00 PM	#3
Yinger Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yorba Linda Posts: 3,657	which icecap are you using? the 250? if that's the case, then the evc 10k will give you the most par, but its going to look yellow. If you are using an eballast, i'd go with SE bulbs, you'll get more par out of it. DEs require a HQI ballast to overdrive the bulb to get more intensity.

04/30/2007, 04:40 PM	#8
costa13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 250	bump __________________ GLORY! GLORY! Man United Click the Red House. Current Tank Info: 20T soon to be 150