MH Bulb Compatibility Question

reefBoyDc · 12-10-2005, 12:56 PM

Will this MH fixture : http://www.cooperlighting.com/search...light=&app=366

work with the bulb you see here : http://www.bizrate.com/buy/noncat_pr...304047035.html

Thx!

wharyat · 12-10-2005, 02:46 PM

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work, but I also dont see any ANSI information to declare that it would work.

Did you find a good deal on fixtures?

reefBoyDc · 12-10-2005, 02:53 PM

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...358-337-AL70MH

$62 instead of a couple hundred... but i wonder... where's the ballast?

wharyat · 12-10-2005, 03:11 PM

Right now HD has some good deals on all their MH and MV (MV and MH are lit by the same ballast; M57=H39-175 watt, M58=H37- 250 watt, etc). You could find the same or even a 175 for $40 or less.

Also, their may be some bare magnetic ballasts on ebay for even less.

The ballast on those type are in the top portion, above the bulb.

reefBoyDc · 12-10-2005, 03:18 PM

Thanks for the tips vince!

TimmyG · 12-11-2005, 07:51 AM

Check with your local lighting supply. They will have the best prices on ballast and they will have sockets and other things too.
I would research and decide what you want before calling them because some will not sell to you if they know it is for an aquarium.
The biggest problem with buying a mag. ballast online is that they are heavy and can be expensive to ship.

HTH,
Timmy

yardboy · 12-11-2005, 08:24 AM

I guess that' s a down side to "Bizrate", they make it sound like the fixture's $79, I was about to jump on it, but of course, not. The fixture's $390, the bulbs $79. What a rip.

If I were contemplating this setup, I'd go and look at the fixture in Lowe's as the bulb you're asking about is a medium base, not mogul. Just make sure of that and it should work.

VWD · 12-11-2005, 08:40 AM

Vince, Thanks for that info , I go into HD all the time and wish I coud fine some MH lighting for the 37 gallon, You have have been a big help here . Thank You Sir.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wharyat

Right now HD has some good deals on all their MH and MV (MV and MH are lit by the same ballast; M57=H39-175 watt, M58=H37- 250 watt, etc). You could find the same or even a 175 for $40 or less.

Also, their may be some bare magnetic ballasts on ebay for even less.

The ballast on those type are in the top portion, above the bulb.

reefBoyDc · 12-11-2005, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yardboy

I guess that' s a down side to "Bizrate", they make it sound like the fixture's $79, I was about to jump on it, but of course, not. The fixture's $390, the bulbs $79. What a rip.

If I were contemplating this setup, I'd go and look at the fixture in Lowe's as the bulb you're asking about is a medium base, not mogul. Just make sure of that and it should work.

Yardboy, it's not just bizrate. The pendant was advertised on Drsfostersmith at $79 too when I ordered it. I was really disappointed when all I received was the bulb. I went to the web site to check it out and saw the super high price. I'm 99% sure it was an error on their part, because I doubt I could have missed that sticker price.

So I can either return the bulb, or find a ballast for it. I went to HD yesterday, but they didn;t have any 70W MH fixture in stock. I'm checking lowes today. I'll also look around for some lighting stores as timmyG suggested.