well the ballast is certainly hotter,i dont know about the bulbs.as far as bulb life i beleive the manufacturers of electronic ballasts say that lamps last longer on them,but i dont know first hand.
Will metal halides that rum on a electromagnetic ballast run hotter that those on an electronic ballast? Is the bulb life reduced on a magnetic ballast? I was going to put 4 VHO's above a 55 gallon but I really like the way halides look.
Thanks for any advice,
Scott
well the ballast is certainly hotter,i dont know about the bulbs.as far as bulb life i beleive the manufacturers of electronic ballasts say that lamps last longer on them,but i dont know first hand.
1. YesOriginally posted by rscotth
Will metal halides that rum on a electromagnetic ballast run hotter that those on an electronic ballast? Is the bulb life reduced on a magnetic ballast? I was going to put 4 VHO's above a 55 gallon but I really like the way halides look.
Thanks for any advice,
Scott
2. Yes
3. IMO a combo of both looks good
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