IceCap/Anthony Calfo Signature Series Double Ended

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. _____________________________________________________________________________________

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.