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04-15-2005, 11:51 PM
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Ice Cap Ballasts
would like some info on the 250 watt metal halide IceCap ballast because I noticed that J&L had them on sale and I was considering on buying 2 for my 90 gallon tank. Just wondering if they were good ballasts to run hqi bulbs or what kind of bulbs everyone is using with them?
This is for a DYI project also. Thx in advance, Joel 
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04-16-2005, 12:50 AM
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Yep they will run double ended bulbs. It is a very good ballast. I had one for awhile but sold it because I have gone back to 175W IceCap ballasts
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04-16-2005, 05:00 AM
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I had troubles running a Hamilton 14k bulb with that ballast. The problem was solved by burning in the new Hamilton bulb on a M80 ballast. If the cost difference is not significant I would bag a M80 ballast for 250 DE bulds instead.
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04-16-2005, 03:24 PM
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IceCap has a FAQ on their website. It might be worth having a look there. They are also good at answering questions.
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