came home to a dead ballast tonight..

lol fair enough... i do not blame ebay

thanks for the info everyone

 

workhorse it is for now. i might go with the 7 and get two more sets of clips, two TEK 48" reflectors and build the light fixture... i need a project anyhow ive been bored

 

I have been using workhorse ballasts on t5ho for longer than Tek has used them in their newer fixtures.


I have had absolutely no premature bulb wearouts from the instant start of the WH ballasts.

I even ran my 3x39 over my 35g with the same bulbs for over 2 years with no signs of darkening on the bulb ends. I think I actually ran the bulbs for like 27-28 months.

On RC, a few years back I was dubbed the "Official RC Workhorse Ballast run T5HO Guinea Pig " by the Grim Reefer.

Aquactinics uses WH's on the non OD'd t5 lights as well.

If there is any ballast I would not recommend that says they can run t5s I would call out Icecap 430 and 660 ballasts. They actually run the bulbs at a lot more power and wear the bulbs out quicker than any other ballast I have seen. They also seem to bleach out sps and other corals when compared to normally driven t5ho setups.

 

That pretty much makes me feel alot better about my decision to go with the WH. Thanks Horkn