250W MH Electronic ballasts

[reallybigtoad]

Hi All,

I'm about to buy a (4) 250W halide set up and wanted to hear your opinions on 250W Electronic Ballasts.

Has anyone used the Sunlight Supply Galaxy Dual 250W ballast?

I really like the fact that it comes prewired to plug into their pendants for clean setup. I also like that it's housed an heatsink chassis.

I don't have a lot space to mount and wire a bare ballast like the Icecap.

How does the performace of the Galaxy ballast compare to Icecap or the others?

I plan to run 4 pendants over my tank.

thanks,
-todd

 

[cabowabo]

I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on one myself. I have heard nothing but good things. Talked to some people that have bought from my LFS and they love them.

 

[noodles9987]

For the money, I would suggest the electronic aqua medic ballast. I bought a dual 150 watt aqua medic ballast from custom aquatics. It cost 130.00 delivered.

Look on their web site under "replacement ballasts". I have had mine for 9 months, with no problems. It's very compact. Also, the plugs on the unit accept standard type household power cords. Hope this helps.

 

[fixmgood]

Just received the latest bill from electric company,and being from Socal where electricity prices and gas prices compete (regular is about $3.50 per gal).
I have been running four 250w Gallaxies with Radiums, which look great, for about a month now and my bill has dropped by $30.00. I think the investment will pay off:bum: