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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/03/2008, 02:18 PM
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Posted By electric130
no, it's fine. i'm definitely not the expert on...

no, it's fine. i'm definitely not the expert on this stuff. i haven't had a tank for a couple years as i've had to move 3 times. i haven't really kept up on a lot of the current stuff, so that's...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/03/2008, 10:56 AM
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Posted By electric130
you'll get a better reply by starting your own...

you'll get a better reply by starting your own thread. your post won't get much visibility buried deep in this thread.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/21/2007, 04:24 PM
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Posted By electric130
no. 250 on 250. 400 on 400

no. 250 on 250. 400 on 400
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 09/15/2007, 05:27 PM
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Posted By electric130
you're welcome. you pay a mint for a pretty...

you're welcome. you pay a mint for a pretty case. my DIY may not be as pretty, but it's functionally the same performance. no, you can't change from probe to pulse. the internal wiring of the...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 09/14/2007, 04:09 PM
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Posted By electric130
you can buy M80 ballasts for $90 from...

you can buy M80 ballasts for $90 from www.hellolights.com the prices you mention are outrageous! i've never seen anywhere sell singles that high. i made a thread in the DIY area on how to make an...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 09/10/2007, 08:47 AM
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Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
electronics don't run DE's to their full...

electronics don't run DE's to their full potential. DE's were designed for M80's. electronics are designed to run everything, but you can't have a generic output and expect to run everything...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 09/10/2007, 08:42 AM
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Posted By electric130
your best output results will be DE's in a good...

your best output results will be DE's in a good pendant like ROIII or PFO Mini and an M80 ballast.
Forum: Do It Yourself 08/07/2007, 12:24 PM
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Posted By electric130
looks like the contraption Marineland puts on...

looks like the contraption Marineland puts on their tanks.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 08/06/2007, 07:36 AM
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Posted By electric130
if you read the first page, M57 is a 175w...

if you read the first page, M57 is a 175w ballast. M80 is an HQI. so a standard 250w magnetic would be an M58.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 06/14/2007, 09:41 PM
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Posted By electric130
i have no personal experience, sorry.

i have no personal experience, sorry.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 06/14/2007, 08:45 PM
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Posted By electric130
you can get a new ARO electronic ballast from...

you can get a new ARO electronic ballast from www.hellolights.com for $100 right now. i'd pick them over coralvue any day. i ran an icecap and an ARO at the same time for several years. they...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/30/2007, 05:44 PM
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Posted By electric130
build a canopy to cover it all.

build a canopy to cover it all.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/30/2007, 07:45 AM
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Posted By electric130
i agree with pjpeels. i say stick with the 250's...

i agree with pjpeels. i say stick with the 250's and add actinics. the amount of heat that 400's put off is just rediculous.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 07:16 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
no you can't. 175w bulb on 175w ballast. 250w...

no you can't. 175w bulb on 175w ballast. 250w bulb on 250w ballast. with MH, bulb and ballast have to match.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 03:19 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
sorry, i don't have any experience with them.

sorry, i don't have any experience with them.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 02:58 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
you'll get more responses by starting your own...

you'll get more responses by starting your own thread. this thread is just for ballasts.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 02:54 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
assuming you're talking about a 250w bulb, then...

assuming you're talking about a 250w bulb, then yes, your par will be much better on an M80 ballast than electronics. electronics aren't designed to run DE's. they CAN run them, but they don't do...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 02:52 PM
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Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
M80 is a 250w ballast so you can't run a 150w DE...

M80 is a 250w ballast so you can't run a 150w DE on that. that power rating on the icecap is the operating power for the ballast. the bulb will see less than that.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/22/2007, 01:36 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
i see. well, you could swap out your ballasts...

i see. well, you could swap out your ballasts for M80's and run 10k SE's. XM 10k's on M80's would be a smokin setup, but if you don't like them, then they're out. my brother in law ran coral vue...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/22/2007, 12:33 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
running open right now is why you don't have heat...

running open right now is why you don't have heat issues. if you were to close in your current setup, you'd notice a temp increase with the current lights. close it in and go to 400's.......you'll...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/22/2007, 10:44 AM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
all electronics will run HQI's, but none run them...

all electronics will run HQI's, but none run them to the manufacturer specs. the only ballasts that will are magnetic M80 ballasts. that's the ballast that DE's were designed to run on. IMO, if...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/11/2007, 08:37 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
i hope you don't have the ballasts inside the...

i hope you don't have the ballasts inside the canopy. if you do, remote mount them. the XM's would be awesome on the HQI's. personally from having HQI's and electronics, i'd stick with HQI's. the...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/29/2007, 06:30 AM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
that's more of the bulbs going bad and the arc...

that's more of the bulbs going bad and the arc not staying lit. the ballasts in them are magnetic. the local governments are not going to pay 3 times as much for electronics for street lights.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/28/2007, 08:15 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
i think a good portion of advance stuff is made...

i think a good portion of advance stuff is made in mexico too. i could be wrong on that. the fact that PFO doesn't swear by one brand should tell you that brand name on magnetics doesn't mean...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/28/2007, 08:12 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 111,952
Posted By electric130
over the years, i've heard more problems about ...

over the years, i've heard more problems about bluelines than any other electronic. that said, i ran an icecap 250 and an ARO 250 on a tank at the same time for a couple years. they both performed...
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