too much light??

Unfortunately cheap...but good electronic MH ballast is an oxymoron.

 

lol...well ball park?? how much would it save energy bill?

 

Well, if you look at reefgeek.com, you will find the least expensive electronic ballast is around $100.

As far as efficiency the electronic ballast should be more efficient, but I am not sure that your energy savings would be appreciable by using them over the magnetic ballasts.

Let us consider cost for a moment, and let me start by saying I cannot vouch 100% for the figures I am about to pose...

According to Electricity Rate Comparison by State the average cost of electricity in Ohio is 9.59 cents per kilowatt hour. Let us say 10 hours per day lighting cycle we get:

1.070kW * .0959$/kWh * 10 hours/day * 30 days = $30.78

per 30 days (month) to run your lights. Again I cannot vouch for this rough calculation as to actual results on your utility bill.

Another option is to scale back your lighting, perhaps 2X175W MH with supplemental T5HO actinics and high quality reflectors?

 

"too much light??" yes my boy

 

You might wanna test the surrounding outlets with a vacuum and make sure it doesn't trip the breaker. That might be rough if you are out of the house and the breaker gets tripped from something like that with no one around to re-set it.

~Will.

 

really u think tooo much light??? for a 150

 

it's a 90.

 

NO its for my 150 gallon tank that i am going to transfer all my stuff from my 90 too!!! so its for my 150!!

 

with electrical experience, check your amp draw and make sure its not to high. If its too high u will soon know it

 

If u choose to do it this way beware that u might be in danger of frying the breaker. i would stick to borrowing a ampprobe and checking for it that way, in the long run its safer and could possibly save you some money. Usually ur breaker has a 20 amp range. you should be fine overall