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Old 07-15-2005, 12:53 AM
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anyone know which hydroponic store is best to get a cheap 250watt mh ballast? in calgary
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Old 07-15-2005, 01:37 AM
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It's usually cheaper to get them at a commercial lighting distributor.
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Old 07-15-2005, 03:29 AM
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i went to a place off of macleod beside partsource and for a 250 watt mh balast and reflector it was 250.00
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Old 07-15-2005, 03:44 AM
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i'm going to quick grow..250watt ballast $109, its the raw ballast though, no casing.
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Old 07-15-2005, 04:58 AM
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Do you have a Bartle and Gibson in Calgary? IIRC a 250W ballast was like $90...bare ballast of course.
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I wanna the place too... what is the address of the store to buy cheap MH ballast locally?
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Old 07-15-2005, 06:09 PM
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I wanna the place too... what is the address of the store to buy cheap MH ballast locally?
its quick grow its on edmonten trail just south of mcknight i beleive
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Old 07-15-2005, 06:19 PM
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Do you have a Bartle and Gibson in Calgary? IIRC a 250W ballast was like $90...bare ballast of course.
yes there is a few here, just phoned them, they dont have metal halide ballasts
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just looked up brite-lite $60 for mh 250 watt ballast
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Old 07-15-2005, 07:32 PM
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so for 2 250 watt mh lights its 120 plus cost of bulbs and reflectors??? and all u have to do is mount to canopy and add a fan?
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