Originally Posted by chevyjaxon (Post 779128)

sounds like bad ballasts to me! 20 amps is more than enough (most breakers are only 15 amps) but heres a thought, have you tried firing your ballasts a few minutes apart from eachother to prevent a large surge? also I seen blue world has aquamedic reflux cube ballasts on sale right now for 110.00 Ive had one for 3 years and still going strong bar none the best setup Ive seen yet! built in cooling fan and no restriction to airflow across the windings. check them out you wont be dissapointed. stay away from the A.M. fixtures though had a spacelight pendant and junk is all i can say.:mrgreen:

Originally Posted by Parker (Post 779135)

They are presently controlled my my Apex and they fire ten min's apart.
2:00pm / 2:10pm / 2:20pm and the reverse to shut down at night.

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot (Post 779142)

Which outlets? Remember some of them (not 4 and 8) have a soft start feature, which might affect your ballasts.

Originally Posted by Parker (Post 779143)

That's something to check for sure. I can't remember which outlets they are on off the top of my head but I'll have a look when I get home.