Should I get an electronic ballast?

breeze · 08/08/2008, 08:20 AM

I have a JBJ 28 gal nano cube with a double ended JBJ 14000K MH which runs on a magnetic ballast. There is a company that sells an electronic ballast for this tank:

http://www.nanotuners.com/product_in...a5518fbbf67652

Do you think it is worth getting an electronic ballast. Will I really see any difference in PAR or color. For that matter, is there a better ballast that I could buy? I plan in the next 4-6 months to replace the bulb as well. I also run PC actinics on the tank.

breeze · 08/08/2008, 04:26 PM

bump

vr697getta · 08/08/2008, 05:02 PM

from what i was told mag use more electricity but you get alittle more intensity out of the bulb not all bulbs should bu run on a mag ballast
electric can run pretty much any bulb,and better on the amout of electricity it uses
thats about all i know i use magnetic and see no reason to spend more money for a new ballast
if it works for you i say keep it

FOSELONE · 08/08/2008, 05:56 PM

magnetic burns the bulb brighter...bulbs need changing sooner...electronic is better on your bill..bulbs last a lil longer...& why change what the tank came with ?

breeze · 08/08/2008, 07:35 PM

Thanks. I thought I had heard that mag burns a little brighter than an electronic. I thought that I read that maybe the color temp from the bulb may be better with an electronic. It doesn't seem like changing the ballast would make much of a difference, maybe even lose some intensity. I dont really care about electricity usage.

08/08/2008, 08:20 AM	#1
breeze Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lighthouse Point, Fl Posts: 291	Should I get an electronic ballast? I have a JBJ 28 gal nano cube with a double ended JBJ 14000K MH which runs on a magnetic ballast. There is a company that sells an electronic ballast for this tank: http://www.nanotuners.com/product_in...a5518fbbf67652 Do you think it is worth getting an electronic ballast. Will I really see any difference in PAR or color. For that matter, is there a better ballast that I could buy? I plan in the next 4-6 months to replace the bulb as well. I also run PC actinics on the tank.

08/08/2008, 04:26 PM	#2
breeze Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lighthouse Point, Fl Posts: 291	bump

08/08/2008, 05:02 PM	#3
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	from what i was told mag use more electricity but you get alittle more intensity out of the bulb not all bulbs should bu run on a mag ballast electric can run pretty much any bulb,and better on the amout of electricity it uses thats about all i know i use magnetic and see no reason to spend more money for a new ballast if it works for you i say keep it

08/08/2008, 05:56 PM	#4
FOSELONE THINK BLUE Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LOS ANGELES CA Posts: 4,865	magnetic burns the bulb brighter...bulbs need changing sooner...electronic is better on your bill..bulbs last a lil longer...& why change what the tank came with ?

08/08/2008, 07:35 PM	#5
breeze Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lighthouse Point, Fl Posts: 291	Thanks. I thought I had heard that mag burns a little brighter than an electronic. I thought that I read that maybe the color temp from the bulb may be better with an electronic. It doesn't seem like changing the ballast would make much of a difference, maybe even lose some intensity. I dont really care about electricity usage.