ballast

[jaded]

all the research is done... check out the link below for a side by side compare of the different bulb "colors". At the bottom of this page you will see a link to a forum thread that goes into great detail on all the aspects of different combos of bulbs and ballasts

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[leaffish75]

i found a site with the comparison of different ballast and the Blue Wave seem to do better with the 10K XM than the ARO. now im torn again.
those last lights on that link are awsome!
I do plan on adding 2 VHO super acintics.

Okay i went to the hellolights.com site and the ARO that i was wanting isnt available yet. it said coming soon. I emailed them trying to find out when. A ARO ballast for only $100 is a good deal.

[jaded]

before the "betrayal" I was looking at the ARO and XM 10k's. I did a ton of reading and everyone that was running that combo was happy with the results (growth) in the tank as well as the look.

Now that I'm forced to start over my plans have changed but I still think that would be a great setup. Good luck and if baytown is not to far from SA I would be happy to help with the DIY stuff! I have a pretty full wood shop in the garage and I'm always looking for a reason to get splinters

[leaffish75]

hehe. im about 2 or 3 hours away. Baytown is about 30mins from houston and 45 from galveston.

[jaded]

I think you can probably find a drill press and straight edge somewhere a bit closer then... I'd love to see the finished product

[leaffish75]

Im about to start on the stand. Right now i have a DIY angle iron stand. It could support a big rig but i want cabinets so im doing a wood cabinet while the tank is being drilled. I was going to DIy the lights but the ballast i would be using would only run the Iwaski 6500K bulb.

[jaded]

I thought you were ordering a new ballast? If so the icecap and ARO will run just about anything. Anyway... dont forget to take pics!

[leaffish75]

jaded - i am ordering a new ballast. I was just saying orginally i was going to do DIY ballast and wiring but decided not to.

[jaded]

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