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Myka
09-22-2010, 01:34 AM
Looking for two used 250w electronic halide ballasts. Reasonably priced. Will pay shipping. No eBay or no name brands please.
BlueTang<3
09-22-2010, 03:06 AM
Mindy i dont know if you seen this ad or if they would sill be up for grabs but http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=68124
Myka
09-22-2010, 03:26 AM
Thank you! I missed that thread, I sent Ian a PM. :)
gobytron
09-22-2010, 02:13 PM
I don't know if they still have them, but when I was in JL a couple of weeks ago they had a few PFO electornic ballasts...some 175 and some 250 in the clearance section.
RuGlu6
09-22-2010, 05:15 PM
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=68278
Myka
09-22-2010, 05:59 PM
I don't know if they still have them, but when I was in JL a couple of weeks ago they had a few PFO electornic ballasts...some 175 and some 250 in the clearance section.

Thanks! I looked on their website, and they only have 175w listed, so I sent them an email.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=68278

Thanks, but he says no shipping. :)
ottoman
09-22-2010, 07:27 PM
Hi everyone, this may be a stupid question, can I replace my 150W ballast with 250W ballast to run 250W bulbs? do I need to change the sockets? It is in a Coralife fixture though. Thanks.
SeaHorse_Fanatic
09-22-2010, 08:48 PM
Hi everyone, this may be a stupid question, can I replace my 150W ballast with 250W ballast to run 250W bulbs? do I need to change the sockets? It is in a Coralife fixture though. Thanks.

If SE, then changing ballasts is all you need to do.

If DE, the 260w bulb & socket much larger than the 150w bulb/socket so you'll have to change out the socket & rewire. May also need a bigger fan.
ottoman
09-23-2010, 02:20 AM
Great. Thank you very much for your information. Cheers.
Myka
10-24-2010, 06:24 AM
Well, I found some Ice Caps, but it doesn't look like the seller is too motivated (annoying), so I'm looking again!
Jackie
10-24-2010, 06:33 AM
I still have this one for sale.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66027
Myka
10-24-2010, 06:48 AM
Thanks for your response, I am looking for a matching pair of ballasts.
ElGuappo
10-24-2010, 10:49 PM
your not interested in a dual ballast? has to be 2 seperate ballasts? im not selling, just curious as i am running one and love that it only has one plug.
Myka
10-24-2010, 11:10 PM
A dual ballast would be perfectly fine. :) If I have two separate ballasts I would want them to be the same brand/model, and same age so I get the same color out of the bulb.