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  1. #1
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    Default hqi help

    can i use this

    http://www.aquacave.com/150w-metal-h...lens-1536.html


    with this

    http://www.aquacave.com/vertex-175w-...last-2514.html

    i would want to use a 150 watt bulb

    i dont want to buy things that aren't compatible
    Marco. R






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    Technically speaking it should work most 175w ballast will run a 150w bulb. But i'm not sure about recommending it then you get into a whole other park about overdriving, burning to brightly, the bulbs lasting half as long.
    Last edited by JLiu; Sun, 21st Mar 2010 at 10:53 PM.
    JLiu

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    +1 on the bulb life. Why not just spend the extra $30 and get the icecap 150W hqi electronic ballast to match your bulb?
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