coralreefaquarist Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 im sick of power compacts and from what i understand i should change the bulbs after 6 months. so times comeing up. and id rather buy mh than replace bulbs. i have a 40 breeder so 2 120s would be nice or a 250 or 2 250s. let me know what you got even if you just have ballast or just reflector or ballast and reflectors but no bulbs. im just trying to piece things together and sadly i am on a budget. i know halides and cheap dont go together but hopefully someone has old euiptment or is looking to upgrade soon. thanks much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Look into doing HQI's. You can canibalize the reflector and endcaps from light fixtures at home depot. Check ebay for ballasts and bulbs. I put together a single 70w hqi for my 12gal for under $50. You could probably get a 3x 150w Hqi setup going for around $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I have a 250w Metal Halide PFO setup that I have been meaning to list. It comes with a PFO ballast, PFO mogul, 20k MH bulb with only 1 week of use on it. You will need to buy a single bat wing reflector or similar, but everything else is plug and play. I think I paid roughly $300 for the setup, but am will to take $120 as I am keeping the reflector. Let me know if this is what you are looking for, Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 If you decide not to go with metal halides I have a 8 Bulb 36" Teklight that would ROCK over that breeder. Let me know if you are interested. Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 thanks for the help guys. i think ive found a route im gonna go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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