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04/09/2011, 04:18 PM
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Old lighting fixture...will it work now???
Hi,
I have an old MH lighting fixture that I'm not too sure about (it holds 2MH and 2 fluorescent tubes). The ballast itself I'm pretty sure is hidden away in the hood and the sockets say 4Kv pulse rated Triboro. I have never changed the bulb out in these before, but I do know that the last lights used were 175W Coralife (the screw in type) 5500K. Basically I want to use this fixture, if possible, over my 120g, but I don't think that it will be enough light for a reef (with some SPS). So my main question is whether or not I'll be able to put in a higher wattage bulb into those sockets to get more light out of the fixture??? Thanks in advance for the feedback :-) |
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04/09/2011, 04:22 PM
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Actually sorry....not even 2 seconds after this post did I have the bright idea to check another location on the hood....basically the ballast is rated for 175W so thats probably all I can use.
Found my answer |
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04/09/2011, 04:23 PM
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to switch to 250 watt bulbs means you will also need to get 250 watt MH ballasts also. you have to match the wattage of the bulb with the ballasts.
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04/09/2011, 04:27 PM
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Right I figured that lol...I feel stupid for not looking around the entire fixture for some sort of marking explaining the specs before posting on here, I was a bit overzealous.
Sorry about that and thanks for the feedback |
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04/09/2011, 04:32 PM
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your welcome.
good luck
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