i got ice cap 660 and caps im almost ready,thank god

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i had a salt water tank for about 5 years, now im moving on up(up the
money )lol
the ? i will have 4 bulbs, only got money for 2 right now can i get by
with putting 2 in and each week put in a other or should wait till i get
all 4
thanks for all your help over the years
bryan

if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of
tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........

[Mort]

It is recommended to acclimate your critters to new light slowly.
Especially when upgrading to MH.

I cant see how running your first two bulbs before you get the other 2 could
hurt your livestock, (assuming you have no photosynthetic creatures and we
are not talking about waiting several months) BUT...
There's a red flag going up about the ballast.
I'm not too familiar with IceCap. If memory serves me correctly, you are
not supposed to run a 4 bulbs ballast without all 4 bulbs being hooked up.

I'd look in to that first and wait to hear from others.

..02

hth


~Mort

> wrote in message
...
> i had a salt water tank for about 5 years, now im moving on up(up the
> money )lol
> the ? i will have 4 bulbs, only got money for 2 right now can i get by
> with putting 2 in and each week put in a other or should wait till i get
> all 4
> thanks for all your help over the years
> bryan
>
> if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of
> tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........
>

[Marc Levenson]

You'll have to wire it up according to the instructions, and it may be that the
660 will only burn 3 or 4 bulbs. I don't remember if that one can run merely 2
bulbs.

But if you can wire it with 2, you'll have to rewire it for 4 bulbs later. That
may be more trouble than it is worth.

Marc


wrote:

> i had a salt water tank for about 5 years, now im moving on up(up the
> money )lol
> the ? i will have 4 bulbs, only got money for 2 right now can i get by
> with putting 2 in and each week put in a other or should wait till i get
> all 4
> thanks for all your help over the years
> bryan
>
> if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of
> tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........

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mort said to add the light slowly,the diagram for the 4 bulb ,is
different than the 4 bulb so when i get the bulbs should i keep them
ie,1 hour next day 2 or how should i go about this? i only got a tang
and damasle,i had my tank whiped out i wont go throu that my fault
thanks mort and mark

if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of
tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........

[BR549]

just wired a URI A4, it is a Ice Cap 660 without the dimmer, heat sink and
minus a hundred dollars on the price tag, I would wire your hood for 4
lamps, on the wiring diagram you will see the lamps are paired, install your
lamps on one or the other and later on you will not have to rewire your
hood.


BR549

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> You'll have to wire it up according to the instructions, and it may be
that the
> 660 will only burn 3 or 4 bulbs. I don't remember if that one can run
merely 2
> bulbs.
>
> But if you can wire it with 2, you'll have to rewire it for 4 bulbs later.
That
> may be more trouble than it is worth.
>
> Marc
>
>
> wrote:
>
> > i had a salt water tank for about 5 years, now im moving on up(up the
> > money )lol
> > the ? i will have 4 bulbs, only got money for 2 right now can i get by
> > with putting 2 in and each week put in a other or should wait till i get
> > all 4
> > thanks for all your help over the years
> > bryan
> >
> > if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of
> > tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>
>

[BR549]

I am wrong, wiring is different for two and four lamp application. the
ballast will do 2, 3 or 4 lamps FYI Marc.

To answer your question correctly this time, if you do not mind wiring your
hood a couple of times wire it for 2 lamps, if you want to do it once wait

here is the wiring diagram,
http://www.northcoastmarines.com/icecap_wiring_diagrams.htm

BR549

"BR549" > wrote in message
om...
> just wired a URI A4, it is a Ice Cap 660 without the dimmer, heat sink and
> minus a hundred dollars on the price tag, I would wire your hood for 4
> lamps, on the wiring diagram you will see the lamps are paired, install
your
> lamps on one or the other and later on you will not have to rewire your
> hood.
>
>
> BR549
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > You'll have to wire it up according to the instructions, and it may be
> that the
> > 660 will only burn 3 or 4 bulbs. I don't remember if that one can run
> merely 2
> > bulbs.
> >
> > But if you can wire it with 2, you'll have to rewire it for 4 bulbs
later.
> That
> > may be more trouble than it is worth.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > i had a salt water tank for about 5 years, now im moving on up(up the
> > > money )lol
> > > the ? i will have 4 bulbs, only got money for 2 right now can i get
by
> > > with putting 2 in and each week put in a other or should wait till i
get
> > > all 4
> > > thanks for all your help over the years
> > > bryan
> > >
> > > if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of
> > > tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........
> >
> > --
> > Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

If it is Fish Only, lights don't matter that much. You can pretty much match
the photo period you normally utilize. If you have corals, or you are trying to
prevent an algae bloom, it is best to add light gradually.

You can do this by setting a timer for a short period at first (4 hours a day),
and increase it 15 minutes each day for about 2 weeks.

Another method is to put a light diffuser over the tank (we call it eggcrate),
and 6 or 7 layers of screen material (like you use for a window). Every couple
of days you pull out one layer of screen, and after 2 weeks your tank is
acclimated to the lights for the full photo period.

Marc


wrote:

> mort said to add the light slowly,the diagram for the 4 bulb ,is
> different than the 4 bulb so when i get the bulbs should i keep them
> ie,1 hour next day 2 or how should i go about this? i only got a tang
> and damasle,i had my tank whiped out i wont go throu that my fault
> thanks mort and mark
>
> if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of
> tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........

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i will do that the
thanks 4 all your help
bryan

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tomorrow YOU HAVE NO TODAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR...........