Best deal on balast....Where to get em good n cheap

woodstockaz · 04/29/2007, 11:28 AM

Let's do some shopping....

For me..... I have a Coral life 2x150 HQI, dual ended light and NO BALAST!!!

I need 2 balasts??? Or is the 1 balast that runs these?

OK guys, where are the internet deals on balasts??

kfowler · 04/29/2007, 11:35 AM

Ballastwise.com is inexpensive. I prefer Ice Cap but I know some who have had no problems with the Ballastwise.

mattc183 · 04/29/2007, 02:34 PM

yes do tell, but cheap quality ballasts scare me.

skwirl · 04/29/2007, 03:58 PM

so the 150w ballastwise ballasts will fire 150w hqi?

woodstockaz · 04/30/2007, 08:36 AM

So fellas. Let's talk abou the best place to buy these balasts.....

hoyta · 04/30/2007, 08:52 AM

ballastwise.com- cheapest and best place!~ If not them, the coralvues are nice,and relatively inexpensive

InvaderJim · 04/30/2007, 10:08 AM

I have a 250w ballast from ballastwise...no complaints here.

ghostrida3 · 04/30/2007, 04:53 PM

hello lights

skwirl · 05/01/2007, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by skwirl
so the 150w ballastwise ballasts will fire 150w hqi?

anybody??

snulma1 · 05/01/2007, 08:52 PM

Depends on how pretty you want it! you could buy an industrial ballast and put it inside of a case with a 12v fan for dirt cheap. Or you can spend a little more and get one thats already in a nice casing.

04/29/2007, 11:28 AM	#1
woodstockaz Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mesa Arizona Posts: 276	Best deal on balast....Where to get em good n cheap Let's do some shopping.... For me..... I have a Coral life 2x150 HQI, dual ended light and NO BALAST!!! I need 2 balasts??? Or is the 1 balast that runs these? OK guys, where are the internet deals on balasts??

04/29/2007, 11:35 AM	#2
kfowler Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,095	Ballastwise.com is inexpensive. I prefer Ice Cap but I know some who have had no problems with the Ballastwise. __________________ Kevin "You cannot achieve what you are not willing to pursue." Current Tank Info: 20g Mixed Reef

04/29/2007, 02:34 PM	#3
mattc183 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: enid Posts: 100	yes do tell, but cheap quality ballasts scare me. __________________ An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. - Niels Bohr Current Tank Info: 55+

04/30/2007, 08:36 AM	#5
woodstockaz Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mesa Arizona Posts: 276	Best Place? So fellas. Let's talk abou the best place to buy these balasts.....

04/30/2007, 08:52 AM	#6
hoyta Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Camden, NC Posts: 286	ballastwise.com- cheapest and best place!~ If not them, the coralvues are nice,and relatively inexpensive __________________ Go MIAMI!!!!! Current Tank Info: 34 g Solana

04/29/2007, 03:58 PM	#4
skwirl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tn Posts: 872	so the 150w ballastwise ballasts will fire 150w hqi?

04/30/2007, 10:08 AM	#7
InvaderJim Coral Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 1,163	I have a 250w ballast from ballastwise...no complaints here.

04/30/2007, 04:53 PM	#8
ghostrida3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: marietta, ga Posts: 477	hello lights

05/01/2007, 08:52 PM	#10
snulma1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,281	Depends on how pretty you want it! you could buy an industrial ballast and put it inside of a case with a 12v fan for dirt cheap. Or you can spend a little more and get one thats already in a nice casing.