Jynxgirl
Sat, 3rd Feb 2007, 05:06 PM
I am wanting to add some lights into my tank so I dont have to run my halides just to be able to look at my tank in the evening :D
So... My brothers fixture has a workhorse ballast in it and when we looked it up, it can handle a 72inch bulb of any type, T5 to t12. I looked up that ballast and they are pretty darn cheap to get. His endcaps got wet and those had to be replaced. When it came down to it, I was surprised at how easy it was to wire them up and then just stick the endcaps up. Walla.
Is there a reason why I would not want to buy two of these ballast to run two 72inch lights for $30 each instead of buing a 660 icecap for $130? This new 180 is costing me an arm and a leg to get set up and the list just keeps growing and growing and growing.
So... My brothers fixture has a workhorse ballast in it and when we looked it up, it can handle a 72inch bulb of any type, T5 to t12. I looked up that ballast and they are pretty darn cheap to get. His endcaps got wet and those had to be replaced. When it came down to it, I was surprised at how easy it was to wire them up and then just stick the endcaps up. Walla.
Is there a reason why I would not want to buy two of these ballast to run two 72inch lights for $30 each instead of buing a 660 icecap for $130? This new 180 is costing me an arm and a leg to get set up and the list just keeps growing and growing and growing.