Need a new ballast! which do i need?

[MGDMIRAGE]

My old coralife 96 watt quad tube cfl ballast fried and i want the least expensive route of replacement. It was an external ballast. Would this ballast work?

http://www.ballastwise.com/item.asp?PID=67&FID=16&level=1

If not, which one would i need off of that site?

Thanks in advance!
Shawn

 

[lizardarm]

I don't know about the ballasts on that site, never used any of them.
If it were me, I'd go this route-
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewI...ting-Saltwater_Aquarium_Supplies~vendor~.html
It's a bit more, but it's also a good company with a longstanding reputation for not building crap. You can fork out a little bit of money over and over again, or spend the same amount (ultimately) once and be happier in the meantime.

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

Was hoping for something cheap, i can replace it with stock ballast for 60ish, but i don't want to spend that much on the PC setup, just need a cheap ballast that will work with it. For the price of that ballast i may as well spend a bit more and go t5 setup, but can't afford that at the moment. Just need something to get this rolling again, i probably won't use it more than i year before upgrade, just a cheap temp fix basically. Just not sure what ballast to get.

 

[estanoche]

I think I still have 2 x Coralife 65W ballasts – Model # SPL-165R-JS rolling around in my basement. I can check when I get home from work today, and if I haven't lost em yet I can hook ya up with a great deal

LMK if you're interested

 

[user 2204]

Have you looked into the Fulhan workhorse series of ballasts? They are good quality ballasts IMO. I replaced all the ballasts in my garage lights with them and the have been bright ever since.

Thier website is http://www.fulham.com/ and if I check 2 x 96W on the right it shows you would need a workhorse 7.

Hope this helps,
Alex

 

[user 2204]

Just realized you have a quad tube 96 watter. Am I bad )

 

[MGDMIRAGE]

I think I still have 2 x Coralife 65W ballasts – Model # SPL-165R-JS rolling around in my basement. I can check when I get home from work today, and if I haven't lost em yet I can hook ya up with a great deal

LMK if you're interested

Yeah that would be great joanne, lemme know!

Thanks
Shawn