MH Lighting ?'s

[Nano_Steve]

ur kidding! that actually will run a mh bulb in it? thats crazy! what sort of wattage bulb should u buy, or do they make 70 watt bulbs? im brand new to mh scene so forgive any newbie-esque questions. i really appreciate the responses though!

thanks, steve

[mharris7]

you have to buy a 70 watt MH ballast and a 70 watt mh bulb. You want to wire the light fixture to the ballast. You don't want to pop a bulb in and plug it directly into the wall - that'd be a bad thing. If you guys are interested I strongly suggest doing a search on nano-reefs.com in the diy section. They have real good instructions. I might try to find the link and post it here later... but it should be easy to turn up.

[javajaws]

Yes, they make 70w metal halide bulbs. Should be around $60-70. 70w metal halide ballasts can be found for around $50-$70, try eBay (NAIS, Advance, etc.). As mentioned before you could use the halogan light fixture from HD for your reflector or you can make your own reasonably cheap. Check out nano-reef.com and search for 70w MH.

[mharris7]

catalina makes a 70watt bulb you can buy for $25.