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#1
03-03-2006, 12:11 PM
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Steve
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 *everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive. 
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#3
03-03-2006, 05:44 PM
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You should be able to rig up a few T5 lights, those are you best bet they are the smallest tubes and the brightest. Best configuration is individual parabolic reflectors for each tube. You should be able to find some retrofit kits online, places like www.hellolights.com and others.
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03-03-2006, 06:15 PM
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I recently setup 4 55watt 21" PC's in my Reef tank, and added 2 fans for air movement too cool off the ballasts and just get a little more air around the bulbs...
Easiest thing to do is to go to a lighting store, and ask for a workhorse 5 and 2 straight pin sockets. You can also get 55watt 10k bulbs from lighting stores for around $10 a piece... or if you're in calgary, I could sell you a few of my spares. You'll then have to go to homedepot or equivalent and buy all the wires, caps, and wall plugs. It can be quite intimidating at first, but its really simple. took me 2 hours from start to finish to have great lights for less than $200. However, if i choose to do it again, i'd just buy a used coralife system here in town...
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03-03-2006, 06:20 PM
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We still dont know what you are trying to keep alive with these lights, so it is hard to be specific.
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03-03-2006, 07:18 PM
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The power cable for the ballast should be grounded and plugged into a GFCI outlet.
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03-03-2006, 07:27 PM
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No, its not grounded, and its near 100% waterproof... I have just used electrical tape tightly wrapped
When I get a new canopy made, Im going to shorten the wires, and shrink tube them. Should do the trick to make it sealed. That way the wiring will be permanent as im cutting it to the exact size i need. (my workhorse 5 only has 2 cords, a negative and positive. No way that I know of to ground it.)
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