Hi to all you lamp gurus, I need some advice.
I don't like paying wads of cash for some cf bulbs that I need to replace 8-12 months.
could you list what ballast and bulb combo you use?
I understand that u can only OD with electronic ballasts and usually u connect both outputs
of a 2 lamp ballast to the same tube right? is it possible to use a completely different ballast designed to drive a T12 34w bulb to drive a small T8 tube and get more light? I currently have a 10g and want to boost light levels. In the future I will be getting bigger tanks and also want to overdrive the longer bulbs. There are so many ballasts outthere and I want to figure out a way to overdrive with the least expense in ballasts and get good light output and not burn out the bulbs. Thanks for your help, the more responses the better.
I don't like paying wads of cash for some cf bulbs that I need to replace 8-12 months.
could you list what ballast and bulb combo you use?
I understand that u can only OD with electronic ballasts and usually u connect both outputs
of a 2 lamp ballast to the same tube right? is it possible to use a completely different ballast designed to drive a T12 34w bulb to drive a small T8 tube and get more light? I currently have a 10g and want to boost light levels. In the future I will be getting bigger tanks and also want to overdrive the longer bulbs. There are so many ballasts outthere and I want to figure out a way to overdrive with the least expense in ballasts and get good light output and not burn out the bulbs. Thanks for your help, the more responses the better.
