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DaveK · 02-09-2007, 10:05 PM

Since the unit comes with a bulb, and the other stuff shown on the page is not an upgrade, but an additional bulb, take the unit as is, try it and see how you like it. You can always go back and get the other bulbs, sometimes even with free shipping.

This is an AquaMedic product. Before you buy, make sure it includes electronic ballasts for the MHs. I own an older version of a similar product by AquaMedic. I'm my older version they used ballasts made for the German market, where the input power is 220V. Then they front ended this ballasts with an additional ballast to step up the power from 110V to 220v. This was extremely ineffective. I replaced all those ballasts with electronic ballasts, and got about a 60% reduction in the amount of power consumed.

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DaveK Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelpahia, PA Posts: 648 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting Question Since the unit comes with a bulb, and the other stuff shown on the page is not an upgrade, but an additional bulb, take the unit as is, try it and see how you like it. You can always go back and get the other bulbs, sometimes even with free shipping. This is an AquaMedic product. Before you buy, make sure it includes electronic ballasts for the MHs. I own an older version of a similar product by AquaMedic. I'm my older version they used ballasts made for the German market, where the input power is 220V. Then they front ended this ballasts with an additional ballast to step up the power from 110V to 220v. This was extremely ineffective. I replaced all those ballasts with electronic ballasts, and got about a 60% reduction in the amount of power consumed.