Originally Posted by
Fish4life
I'm not 100% sure but i thought i read somewhere that workhorse ballasts are not specifically designed to run t5s. more where and tear on the bulbs and less par. Stick with an advance ballast or a traid ballast.
FWIW, Fulham specifically lists T5's as an option for their Workhorse ballasts.
I have used T5's for years. The ballast that I replace most often (because of failure) is Advance. I stopped buying them and now use Workhorse. One Workhorse 7 will replace two Advance 2554s and costs only pennies more. The Workhorse is also noticably brighter and produces a color I like better. Just my two cents.
Last edited by Ed; Sat, 12th Jul 2008 at 10:41 AM.
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Custom Acrylic 180g RR, acrylic sump, 45BR frag tank, 18g fuge, 250+/- lbs LR, Euro Reef CS8-2, 10x39W T5, softies, LPS, and a few SPS.
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