Exactly, those hybrids are the best of both worlds! I'm actually going to buy mine back from a friend just to have on hand I love the thing so much. I just hopped in your build thread, looking awesome and I may consider going that route with the singles fixtures in the future. I am tempted to hang the 36" 2x250w on my 50x36 and see how it does. My t5 powermodule is sweat but nothing works for me like MH did.
Cool comparison. Is the difference in color temperature that different in person? I know phones tend to make LED look more blue. Man I miss that shimmer.
It’s actually pretty subtle. I’m thinking of just sticking with the MH now that I’ve seen them side by side. I do like the ramp up/down from the LED but it’s really not worth it for the extra cost. MH is relatively cheap compared to LED.
I'm running a 400 watt 20k Radium with a Sunlight Supply e ballast. Is your Ice-Cap ballast running Radiums? I would like to buy a backup ballast just in case this SLS ballast dies.2 400w 20K metal halides. I have been running them with a Hamilton magnetic ballast for the past 20 years. They’re still going strong but just changed the left side fixture to a new Icecap electronic ballast yesterday and will change the right side tomorrow when it arrives. I will have the Hamilton as a back up.
That’s without supplementation? What bulb are you running?2 400w 20K metal halides. I have been running them with a Hamilton magnetic ballast for the past 20 years. They’re still going strong but just changed the left side fixture to a new Icecap electronic ballast yesterday and will change the right side tomorrow when it arrives. I will have the Hamilton as a back up.
I do have 1 daylight Reefbrite XHO and 1 50/50 XHO for supplements but the Radium 20K are really blue! Here’s a shot of just the Reefbrite XHO’s:
Yes, the left 20K Radium is on an Icecap electronic ballast. So far so good after 1 day!
