longevity of electrontic ballasts... icecap and blueline and other brands

MarineTeng · 04/17/2006, 12:43 AM

i was wondering how long do these last? i think ice caps have 3 year warrenties and blueline e ballast has like 18 months i think
any thoughts?

elephen · 04/17/2006, 07:09 AM

Are you looking for warranties or actual lifespan of e-ballast?

I used to have some old IC e-ballast that lasted right at 3 years and went kaput. Before that it was almost 4 before they went out.

I'm trying out the Reef Fanatic e-ballast now so we'll see how long they last.

04/17/2006, 12:43 AM	#1
MarineTeng Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 429	longevity of electrontic ballasts... icecap and blueline and other brands i was wondering how long do these last? i think ice caps have 3 year warrenties and blueline e ballast has like 18 months i think any thoughts? __________________ I've got a blue gourami with 3 feelers, that can't be normal Current Tank Info: 55 gal reef w/ 30 gal sump, 55 lbs of live rock, xenia, star poylps, kenya trees, a frilly mushroom, some bull's eye mushrooms, a purple tipped frogspawn, green striped mushroom, a yellow tang, lots of macro algae

04/17/2006, 07:09 AM	#2
elephen Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: kc Posts: 2,763	Are you looking for warranties or actual lifespan of e-ballast? I used to have some old IC e-ballast that lasted right at 3 years and went kaput. Before that it was almost 4 before they went out. I'm trying out the Reef Fanatic e-ballast now so we'll see how long they last.