M 80 Ballast

108reefer · 09/19/2010, 08:41 AM

Where is the best place to buy, and what brand to drive my 250 Radium's mogul base? Thanks!

rtbm · 09/19/2010, 10:11 AM

I am using the aquamedic reeflex. Aquacave has them. Seems like a good ballast.

108reefer · 09/19/2010, 10:24 AM

Is that the "M-80" Ballast?

James77 · 09/19/2010, 12:58 PM

Yes it is.

nikesb · 09/19/2010, 02:25 PM

hamilton makes a m80 hqi ballast, and as mentioned, so does aquamedic

grigsy · 09/19/2010, 05:36 PM

I have a 250 watt PFO M80 HQI ballast and two Hamilton 250 watt M80 HQI ballasts.

They have been in use a long time and both brands work great - no problems. Outlasted my MH Electronic ballasts by far.

savethereef · 09/19/2010, 08:47 PM

I used a Hamilton tech for about 3 years no prob. Sold it to a fellow reefer and be is still using now 2 years almost

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108reefer · 09/20/2010, 05:11 AM

Thanks guys, I bought the set up from a local reefer here in SW FL, it came with Vue Technology ballasts, one dual, and one single - will that not burn the Radiums enough, or right??

James77 · 09/20/2010, 07:07 AM

If they are not M80s, then they will not burn the radium
to spec, they will be bluer and have less output. Not the end of the world though.

108reefer · 09/20/2010, 07:22 AM

Thanks for all the help, I guess I will have a few ballasts for sale! I wonder what bulb will give the best color for the ballast I have?? Hmmm.

rtbm · 09/20/2010, 09:13 AM

Reeflux 12k is also a nice looking bulb. You could try them on those ballasts

09/19/2010, 08:41 AM	#1
108reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: naples Posts: 355	M 80 Ballast Where is the best place to buy, and what brand to drive my 250 Radium's mogul base? Thanks! __________________ Matt the reefer Current Tank Info: Currently tankless.... Med school - need I say more...

09/19/2010, 10:11 AM	#2
rtbm Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wisconsin Posts: 958	I am using the aquamedic reeflex. Aquacave has them. Seems like a good ballast. __________________ "Better to act while you're still foolish enough to think you know everything than to be slowly frozen by the creeping uncertainty of bitter wisdom..." L.Person Current Tank Info: 30x30 miracles starfire sps reef + 800 gal sps prop system

09/19/2010, 10:24 AM	#3
108reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: naples Posts: 355	Is that the "M-80" Ballast? __________________ Matt the reefer Current Tank Info: Currently tankless.... Med school - need I say more...

09/19/2010, 12:58 PM	#4
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	Yes it is. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

09/19/2010, 02:25 PM	#5
nikesb Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 241	hamilton makes a m80 hqi ballast, and as mentioned, so does aquamedic __________________ Ryan

09/19/2010, 05:36 PM	#6
grigsy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 2,307	I have a 250 watt PFO M80 HQI ballast and two Hamilton 250 watt M80 HQI ballasts. They have been in use a long time and both brands work great - no problems. Outlasted my MH Electronic ballasts by far.

09/19/2010, 08:47 PM	#7
savethereef SCRK Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bellflower 90706 CA (So Cal) Posts: 7,720	I used a Hamilton tech for about 3 years no prob. Sold it to a fellow reefer and be is still using now 2 years almost Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Instead of building a reef in my home i would rather build my home in the reef. Rob aka STR SCRK & SCMAS MEMBER Current Tank Info: Leemar 450g 96L x36W x 30T 3/4 inch Starfire With 70g Sump Vertex 250 Royal Exclusive protein Skimmer Laguna 2900 Return pump 5 Aquaillumination Hydra's LED Modules. 4 Tunze Stream Bubble Magus Doser. Reef Keeper Elite

09/20/2010, 05:11 AM	#8
108reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: naples Posts: 355	Thanks guys, I bought the set up from a local reefer here in SW FL, it came with Vue Technology ballasts, one dual, and one single - will that not burn the Radiums enough, or right?? __________________ Matt the reefer Current Tank Info: Currently tankless.... Med school - need I say more...

09/20/2010, 07:07 AM	#9
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	If they are not M80s, then they will not burn the radium to spec, they will be bluer and have less output. Not the end of the world though. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

09/20/2010, 07:22 AM	#10
108reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: naples Posts: 355	Thanks for all the help, I guess I will have a few ballasts for sale! I wonder what bulb will give the best color for the ballast I have?? Hmmm. __________________ Matt the reefer Current Tank Info: Currently tankless.... Med school - need I say more...

09/20/2010, 09:13 AM	#11
rtbm Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wisconsin Posts: 958	Reeflux 12k is also a nice looking bulb. You could try them on those ballasts __________________ "Better to act while you're still foolish enough to think you know everything than to be slowly frozen by the creeping uncertainty of bitter wisdom..." L.Person Current Tank Info: 30x30 miracles starfire sps reef + 800 gal sps prop system

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