Upgrading Odyssea 4x65w ballasts. Help please

I was reading about the 4x65w Odyssea light I just purchased and was considering upgrading the ballasts right off the bat. These are the ballasts that i have found so far.

BallastWise - DXE265HPL Electronic Ballast for twin 65w PL Bulb w 120V input

http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/Pa...ompact_Fluorescent/Workhorse_Long_5_by_Fulham

I just need to know if these are what I need and will they work. Im also up for any other suggestions. I just want to get the most out of my lights.

 

Luna? help? lol

 

Be sure you get some that will fit.. Room ??
What are you going to be keeping..?? Corals, etc.. the type..

Good Luck. Larry

 

for corals i dont plan on keeping anything real serious, as for room i think that Workhorse ballast is small enough to fit. The Ballastwise one is a bit longer but may work. my main worry was will those work or not? do they just have to be the same/close to wattage?

 

It says it will run 2x65 but it will not run them properly, you should get 2 WH 7s instead, price isn't that much different and you have the piece of mind that it is actually running you lamps right. The 7s are pretty long though....

 

how much can you overdrive a 65w bulb? they would be getting almost double their wattage with the WH7

 

WH will not overdrive, its the most amount of watts it can power.... You could run one lamp on it if you want... Ice Cap ballasts are the ballasts that overdrive.

 

I E-mailed the people at Ballast-Wise and told them what I had and if they could recommend the right ballast for me. They replied the very next day with a model number. The way I look at is, whatever ballast you do get, it has to be better than the stock ones. I do like IceCaps and havent heard any bad rep. on the Coralife ballasts either, but I have found that the ballasts at BallastWise are a great "fit" when it comes to size.


Luna

 

awesome. thanks alot k+