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btacker
Wed, 30th Jun 2004, 10:56 AM
You can get a workhorse 5 for $27 or a workhorse 7 for $36 from reefgeek.

Since I'm having a hard time deciding what kind of light I want, I was thinking these are a nice alternative since they support T-5, VHO, and PC.

Just wondering if anyone has one and if you like it and what you are running on it.

samiam_orami
Wed, 30th Jun 2004, 11:29 AM
If you look inside the ballast box
of any CustomSeaLife PC ficture,
you will find a workhorse ballast

you can go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy an
equivalent workhorse 5 ballast for about the same price ...
(the one used for Qty 4 32W T8s)

btacker
Wed, 30th Jun 2004, 11:43 AM
Sweet. Thanks for the tip. I will go take a look.

samiam_orami
Wed, 30th Jun 2004, 12:51 PM
I've got one from Lowes wired up already running my PCs
if you want to take a look ....

btacker
Wed, 30th Jun 2004, 12:58 PM
Sounds good. I may try to get by there. Where did you get the end caps?

I'm trying to retro a 96w into an All-Glass light fixture.

kjswift
Wed, 30th Jun 2004, 07:08 PM
lowes has a 2x59w electronic start t8 ballast. does anyone know if this will work for t5's?
thanks