"?" before getting IceCap Retro

CaptainK · 09-14-2001, 09:24 AM

Hi Everyone,
I am like 99.9% sure I will be getting the IceCap 660 with 3 24" VHO kit. But I have a few questions:

1) What arrangement of bulbs should I look into, my choices are:
- Super Actin
- Actin White
- Aqua Sun
I was just considering getting one of each? I am not sure but I think they are URI bulbs (Will be getting retro kit from P.A.)
I will mainly have softies, shrooms, polyps, a brain, and possibly a few LPS in the near future besides my current green brain.

-CaptK

dougc · 09-14-2001, 11:34 PM

I am currently running 6 VHO bulbs, 2 each of Aquasun, Actinic, and Actinic White. URI does not publish the spectral output of their bulbs, which makes it tough to judge the ideal combination. I personally like having the Aquasuns because with just the Actinic White and Actinic bulbs, the tank just looks too blue to me.

tendar · 09-17-2001, 04:06 PM

The Aqua sun is a 10k bulb
The Actin White is a 50/50 bulb
The Super Actin is a 03 bulb

I just ordered a 3 bulb set up with one of each bulb to get more of a white light than the suggested 2-actin whites with one super actin bulb which I believe would be a little to blue for my liking.

The set up is suppose to be here tommorow but wount get set up till next mounth when the stand is done.

09-14-2001, 09:24 AM	#1
CaptainK Mayor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: MA. Posts: 534	"?" before getting IceCap Retro Hi Everyone, I am like 99.9% sure I will be getting the IceCap 660 with 3 24" VHO kit. But I have a few questions: 1) What arrangement of bulbs should I look into, my choices are: - Super Actin - Actin White - Aqua Sun I was just considering getting one of each? I am not sure but I think they are URI bulbs (Will be getting retro kit from P.A.) I will mainly have softies, shrooms, polyps, a brain, and possibly a few LPS in the near future besides my current green brain. -CaptK

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09-14-2001, 11:34 PM	#2
dougc Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 481	I am currently running 6 VHO bulbs, 2 each of Aquasun, Actinic, and Actinic White. URI does not publish the spectral output of their bulbs, which makes it tough to judge the ideal combination. I personally like having the Aquasuns because with just the Actinic White and Actinic bulbs, the tank just looks too blue to me.

09-17-2001, 04:06 PM	#3
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	The Aqua sun is a 10k bulb The Actin White is a 50/50 bulb The Super Actin is a 03 bulb I just ordered a 3 bulb set up with one of each bulb to get more of a white light than the suggested 2-actin whites with one super actin bulb which I believe would be a little to blue for my liking. The set up is suppose to be here tommorow but wount get set up till next mounth when the stand is done.

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