T5 HO ballast help

100%hydrophylic · 12/28/2012, 07:32 PM

Hey, haven't been active in forever, and i forgot many brands and good places to look.

What ballast should I get to light a single T5 54W (48in) light? If you could, could you post a link to where i could buy it for a reasonable price?

Thank you

uncleof6 · 12/29/2012, 09:50 AM

Advance ICN-2S54 designed specifically to run 1 or 2 - F54T5 lamps. Osram-Sylvania, GE, Howard, and a few others are also making them. ATI is marketing a ballast as well. The key is: F54T5--the lamp type. Though there are several manufactures making them, IMO, and within the Electrical field, Advance is considered the most reliable. Avoid Fulham Workhorse, and IceCap ballasts, as they are not proper for the application. (Improper current limiting and improper start type.)

http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/366/BA-ICN2S5435I.html

100%hydrophylic · 05/08/2014, 08:41 PM

Nevermind, thanks

12/28/2012, 07:32 PM	#1
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	T5 HO ballast help Hey, haven't been active in forever, and i forgot many brands and good places to look. What ballast should I get to light a single T5 54W (48in) light? If you could, could you post a link to where i could buy it for a reasonable price? Thank you __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

12/29/2012, 09:50 AM	#2
uncleof6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: AWOL Posts: 12,013	Advance ICN-2S54 designed specifically to run 1 or 2 - F54T5 lamps. Osram-Sylvania, GE, Howard, and a few others are also making them. ATI is marketing a ballast as well. The key is: F54T5--the lamp type. Though there are several manufactures making them, IMO, and within the Electrical field, Advance is considered the most reliable. Avoid Fulham Workhorse, and IceCap ballasts, as they are not proper for the application. (Improper current limiting and improper start type.) http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/366/BA-ICN2S5435I.html __________________ "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." (oft attributed to Einstein; most likely paraphrasing by Roger Sessions; compactly articulates the principle of Occam's Razor) Current Tank Info: 325 6' wide Reef Last edited by uncleof6; 12/29/2012 at 10:04 AM.

05/08/2014, 08:41 PM	#3
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	Nevermind, thanks __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS