Aquarium supplies for your fish tanks, reef tanks and water gardens.

New Items

Education

Forums

Help & Info

Pet supplies, Pet products, and Pet Accessories for your dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles or small pets. Pet experts are available to help you.

New Customer? Register | Sign In

Deal of the Day!

Time Left
00:00:00

Red Sea C-Skim 1800 Protein Skimmer

Only: $249.99

Aquarium Supplies

Home » Saltwater Aquarium Supplies » Lighting » Light Bulbs » Metal Halide » Double Ended » 150 Watt » 14000K Metal Halide Bulb - IceCap, Double Ended

14000K Metal Halide Bulb - IceCap, Double Ended

Avg. Customer Review (2) reviews

Item Code: Please make a selection

Size:

Price:

$64.99

Qty:
Shopping with us is safe. Guaranteed.

Write a review Email To Friend

150W 14000K METAL HALIDE DOUBLE ENDED BULB—ICECAP

This IceCap double-ended metal halide bulb offers excellent coloration and intensity. The crisp-white color will illuminate your tank nicely. Actinic supplementation may be used to create a bluer look. An electronic ballast, magnetic pulse-start ballastor magnetic HQI ballast is required to ignite these bulbs. It must also be housed inside a pendant. It cannot be used with simply a reflector in an open application as UV rays emitted by the bulb must first be filtered with a UV-proof lens. An excellent choice for nano-reefs and other reef tanks up to 18" deep. on how the different Kelvin ratings appear and more information on metal halide bulbs.

Common questions/problems concerning metal halide lamps:

Metal halide lamps of the same kind are different colors?
Metal halide lamps operate by passing an electric arc through an arc tube that excites particles in the arc tube. When the metal particles reach an excited state they emit energy in the form of visible light. It takes 100 hours of operation before the metal particles stabilize and become a consistent color. All metal halides require 100 hours of operation before color and light output stabilize. All metal halides inherently have a slight color variation between individual lamps.
The metal halide lamp fires and then either burns dull or the arc extinguishes?
Usually the ballast and lamp are not receiving enough power. Metal halides pull a high current. Usually the problem is either there is too great a load on the circuit or the extension cords are of a small wire size and can`t handle the power needed by the ballast. Use only heavy duty extension cords and try running a ballast off a circuit from another part of the house.
Do I need a cover shield between the lamp and the aquarium?
Metal halide lamps produce a large amount of UV and also have a potential of exploding. The single ended metal halide lamps have an outer jacket which eliminates most of the UV. However, they have an inherent risk of exploding and UL requires metal halide lamps to be enclosed. On double ended lamps there is no UV shield. Double ended lamps must have a glass shield or major eye injuries including blindness may occur.
Can I operate a ballast and lamp together which are designed for different wattages?
Each wattage lamp and ballast are designed together for optimal performance and safety. If you over drive the lamp it may explode and shorten the life of the ballast and lamps. If you under drive the lamp it will also shorten the life of both components and also may explode. Do not mix different type wattages of lamps and ballasts.

NOTE: Double ended bulbs should always be used with the UV shield (supplied with most pendants). You and your corals can suffer from excess UV radiation otherwise. The bulb should be handled carefully as well since it has no outer glass casing. Using soft gloves is a good idea to keep finger prints off bulb. This is during installation and replacement. The average life of a double ended bulb is 12 months.

Customer Reviews

Write a review

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Great product! by BRIAN

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 12/19/2008 from PA UNITED STA

Comments: First halides in the house and nothing but positive feelings towards it. Price is a little ruff but it looks fantastic....Recommend it to everyone
Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

Was this review helpful to you?

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Average

bright light by nutdog350

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 4/24/2009 from HIGHLAND, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: if your looking for a blue color these are not the bulbs for you. using in hamilton reefstar. more on the white side of the spectrum, very bright.
I would not recommend this product to my friends.

Was this review helpful to you?

Similar Items

Product:

List Price:

Our Price:

Rating:

Item Code:

Description:

Blue Life Precision Calcium

N/A

$9.99 to $23.99

Precision Calcium is a well-balanced supplement that is designed to raise and maintain calcium levels as well as enhance coral growth. This product contains 185,000 ppm (mg/L) of calcium and is the

Warner Marine Research ReefPure PHOSaR Phosphate Remover

N/A

$12.99

ReefPure PHOSaR Although Phosphorus is a part of every living organism, in the aquarium, its presence will promote the growth of nuisance algae and inhibit coral growth. Phosphate may enter the

Nature`s Image Turbinaria: YELLOW: 8in x 7in x 4.5 inch (Turbinaria peltata) Coral Reproduction

$54.99

$42.99

Write a review

WS3351

Nature`s Image Turbinaria: YELLOW: 8in x 7in x 4.5 inch (Turbinaria peltata) Coral Reproduction

Shopping Cart

Cart:
Subtotal:
Shipping:
Total:

88 items
$9961.76
$223.00 $10184.76

We proudly accept all of these forms of payment

Email Specials

Newsletter Tips & Tricks! New Products!
Discounts & Promos!

Email is Private & Secure

Testimonials

October 30, 2009
"Fast shipping, great prices and selection."
Bizrate Online Shopper

October 29, 2009
"Great experience. See you next time!"
Bizrate Online Shopper

October 28, 2009
"I would recommend Marine Depot to anyone looking for reasonable pricing."
Bizrate Online Shopper

14000K Metal Halide Bulb - IceCap, Double Ended

Overview

Details

Images

Support

Reviews

Accessories