MH and power source

stuccodude · 06/19/2008, 05:04 PM

anybody run 3- 250 mh, the screw in bulb style on one hight dollar(not a cheapy) gfi protected powerstrip. it will come from a outlet that is not in loop with the rest of my tank stuff. thanks

OceanDweller · 06/20/2008, 12:13 AM

There are a ton of people on here that do that, just look at the past totm's.

reef-man_d-man · 06/20/2008, 09:41 AM

Just my option, each 250 watt MH draws 6 amps at its peak, and this times three is to much for a power strip let alone a single outlet.

atblj5 · 06/20/2008, 09:49 AM

I run one, and have no problems, it has 3 250 m/h with 4 96 watt actinics, so that's 1134 watts on a 15 amp gfi

works fine

atblj5 · 06/20/2008, 09:50 AM

Actually this one http://www.hamiltontechnology.com/sh...t+Fluorescents

reef-man_d-man · 06/20/2008, 09:59 AM

man thats alotta watts for one plug, did Hamilton run all the ballasts together on that thing?

atblj5 · 06/20/2008, 10:59 AM

This light has 5 plugs, one each for each pair of actinics, one for the end two m/h's, one for the center m/h, and one for the night led's. I love this light. And I believe the m/h's draw 3 amps each, I think I saw that in the manual.

atblj5 · 06/20/2008, 11:01 AM

Oops each plug goes to it's own ballast.

reef-man_d-man · 06/20/2008, 11:15 AM

Electronic Ballasts? 3 amps isint bad, you are only probably drawing a total of 11 amps

atblj5 · 06/20/2008, 11:25 AM

The ballast are the big power supply looking ones, they are not the electronic ones, they are in nice black metal cases, heavy. That's the m/h, the actinics are electronic.

BigJay · 06/20/2008, 01:11 PM

I run three electronic halide ballasts on a Neptune Heavy Duty DC4. The draw is probably about 10 amps, but the DC4HD is build to handle it.

stuccodude · 06/20/2008, 05:23 PM

thanks everyone, im going halides tomorrow.!!!

atblj5 · 06/20/2008, 06:40 PM

I don't think you will be disappointed, I went from a 264 watt compact to what I have now, man what a difference, So much more is going on. I like the screw in ones better you get more spread on the reflector.

06/19/2008, 05:04 PM	#1
stuccodude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sanger Posts: 1,040	MH and power source anybody run 3- 250 mh, the screw in bulb style on one hight dollar(not a cheapy) gfi protected powerstrip. it will come from a outlet that is not in loop with the rest of my tank stuff. thanks __________________ fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc

06/20/2008, 12:13 AM	#2
OceanDweller Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Longview Texas Posts: 294	There are a ton of people on here that do that, just look at the past totm's. __________________ Brad

06/20/2008, 09:41 AM	#3
reef-man_d-man Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fairview Heights Posts: 4,208	Just my option, each 250 watt MH draws 6 amps at its peak, and this times three is to much for a power strip let alone a single outlet. __________________ I dont think thats such a good idea, famous last words of a nosey neighbor Current Tank Info: None thanks to a dumb lease

06/20/2008, 09:59 AM	#6
reef-man_d-man Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fairview Heights Posts: 4,208	man thats alotta watts for one plug, did Hamilton run all the ballasts together on that thing? __________________ I dont think thats such a good idea, famous last words of a nosey neighbor Current Tank Info: None thanks to a dumb lease

06/20/2008, 11:15 AM	#9
reef-man_d-man Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fairview Heights Posts: 4,208	Electronic Ballasts? 3 amps isint bad, you are only probably drawing a total of 11 amps __________________ I dont think thats such a good idea, famous last words of a nosey neighbor Current Tank Info: None thanks to a dumb lease

06/20/2008, 09:49 AM	#4
atblj5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.H. Posts: 382	I run one, and have no problems, it has 3 250 m/h with 4 96 watt actinics, so that's 1134 watts on a 15 amp gfi works fine

06/20/2008, 09:50 AM	#5
atblj5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.H. Posts: 382	Actually this one http://www.hamiltontechnology.com/sh...t+Fluorescents

06/20/2008, 10:59 AM	#7
atblj5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.H. Posts: 382	This light has 5 plugs, one each for each pair of actinics, one for the end two m/h's, one for the center m/h, and one for the night led's. I love this light. And I believe the m/h's draw 3 amps each, I think I saw that in the manual.

06/20/2008, 11:01 AM	#8
atblj5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.H. Posts: 382	Oops each plug goes to it's own ballast.

06/20/2008, 11:25 AM	#10
atblj5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.H. Posts: 382	The ballast are the big power supply looking ones, they are not the electronic ones, they are in nice black metal cases, heavy. That's the m/h, the actinics are electronic.

06/20/2008, 01:11 PM	#11
BigJay Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southlake, Texas Posts: 1,872	I run three electronic halide ballasts on a Neptune Heavy Duty DC4. The draw is probably about 10 amps, but the DC4HD is build to handle it. __________________ PBITAWA

06/20/2008, 05:23 PM	#12
stuccodude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sanger Posts: 1,040	thanks everyone, im going halides tomorrow.!!! __________________ fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc

06/20/2008, 06:40 PM	#13
atblj5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N.H. Posts: 382	I don't think you will be disappointed, I went from a 264 watt compact to what I have now, man what a difference, So much more is going on. I like the screw in ones better you get more spread on the reflector.