elmatth1
10/25/2011, 08:03 PM
I am looking to retro fit a couple of 70w HQI metal halides into my odyssea 4 bulb T5 fixture by removing two of the T5's in the center and just using the reflector that is there already. The fixture is a 30" fixture and it's being used on a 20L tank which is only 12" tall. That's the reason I'm looking to go with 70w bulbs instead of 150w bulbs.
Anyway, I found these ballasts on e-bay and i'm not sure if they'll work with double-ended HQI bulbs or not. They're described in the picture as an M98 ballast. I tried a search on here and a google search, but didn't really come up with an answer. Any help would be appreciated. I know that the ballastwise ballasts will work, but they're almost twice the price (which is still cheap, i know).
Here's the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WPI-METAL-HALIDE-HID-ELECTRONIC-BALLAST-70W-120-VOLTS-/150619032874?_trksid=p2992.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.OPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D20%26pmod%3D150681396157%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D 3737525044199543498
Anyway, I found these ballasts on e-bay and i'm not sure if they'll work with double-ended HQI bulbs or not. They're described in the picture as an M98 ballast. I tried a search on here and a google search, but didn't really come up with an answer. Any help would be appreciated. I know that the ballastwise ballasts will work, but they're almost twice the price (which is still cheap, i know).
Here's the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WPI-METAL-HALIDE-HID-ELECTRONIC-BALLAST-70W-120-VOLTS-/150619032874?_trksid=p2992.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.OPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D20%26pmod%3D150681396157%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D 3737525044199543498