gillesec
12/28/2008, 11:28 PM
I am upgrading from two 36' PC to two (1 actinic white, 1 super actinic) 72' VHO bulbs with a ballast. I am going to use an IceCap elevtronic ballast to run both of them. I have an outline of everything outlined, ie. the placement of the bulbs, hook ups, fans for heat, extra wiring needed, etc. Iam only wondering where to place the ballast.
I have a 125g tank. I feel the lighting setup will work best with the ballast placed in the middle of the tank in the back at the top. My question is whether or not to mount the ballast on the inside of the tank or the outside. My concern is with both heat and potential water splash onto the ballast. Inside the stand it will be above both a sum and a fuge. The area where I thinking of monting it in the stand is far enough away from the sumpa nd fuge that something would have to go awry for it to be hit with water. My thoughts on placing it on the outside of the stand is that the heat could more easily be wicked away and that the potential for water exposure is only if the tank itself overflowed.
Just looking for some input and thank you for all responses.
~E
I have a 125g tank. I feel the lighting setup will work best with the ballast placed in the middle of the tank in the back at the top. My question is whether or not to mount the ballast on the inside of the tank or the outside. My concern is with both heat and potential water splash onto the ballast. Inside the stand it will be above both a sum and a fuge. The area where I thinking of monting it in the stand is far enough away from the sumpa nd fuge that something would have to go awry for it to be hit with water. My thoughts on placing it on the outside of the stand is that the heat could more easily be wicked away and that the potential for water exposure is only if the tank itself overflowed.
Just looking for some input and thank you for all responses.
~E