Looking for a cheap pendant.. ideas?
 

Hey I am setting up a DIY 250w MH pendant.. and I am still confused about so much, lights confuse me.

Anyways I need to find a pendant, a cheap one if possible.. just so I can put the bulb in. I already have the socket for the bulb.. but I am not sure of a good pendant to use. I am thinking of trying Ikea or something??

Reef Optix is a good pendant from what I have read.

I am looking for something cheap and easy , locally.. nothing amazing really. I just don't know what would work :neutral:

I've heard of people buying halogen work lamps for about $30 and replacing the socket and bulb with MH. In the post, the author said he used the stock halogen reflector and it worked great. The pix I saw looked pretty good. Can't remember where I saw the post though. :rolleyes:

Hmm, like a floodlight type of pendant? Not a bad idea... I just dont know how I could hang that?? Or am I thinking of something different.

This is a shot in the dark, but if I am reading correctly, this pendant can be adjusted by height? If so this would be perfect... what do you guys think

http://www.homedepot.ca/escalate/store/DetailPage?pls=hd_canada_gift&bc=hd_canada_gift&pc =942044&tab=desc>&clist=018980323803:018980323835: 13dcb60014049e

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No way, you'll fry that thing with MH! :eek:

Look up Quick Grow, they will work with you to create the lighting fixture you want, and try to stay in your price range.

The post I saw, the fixture looked more like this (minus attach bracket)

http://www.tecnocem.com/image/haloge...-lamp-4080.jpg

The poster just added chains to hang from ceiling.

haha my bad.. I need something all metal , duh.

Danny, when I say I need something cheap ,I mean something cheap ! I wish I could find that pendant that is shown..

Are you looking for a fixture for a SE or DE bulb? The other part you need is a ballast. A good ballast is going to cost you over $100 unless you go low end or used.