LF: 150w MH ballast or T5 fixture

[zibba]

I found AEFW on one of my deep water acros last week. I'm looking into pulling all of the acros to treat in my 50g QT. The QT has only been used for fish so I need a light fixture capable of keeping the corals alive for 6-9 weeks. I have a 150w halide reflector and bulb laying around, but I'd need a ballast. Alternatively, a 24" or 36" T5 fixture would work. If someone has one that I could buy, trade or borrow, I'd greatly appreciate it.

EDIT:
Or a 250w reflector. This is going to be a frankinstein-QT!

 

[johanasu]

Hey Zibba,
I have one of these http://www.aquatraders.com/18-inch-Metal-Halide-System-p/54242.htm lying around unused at the moment. If it will fit (says up to 24" wide with the brackets) you are welcome to borrow, rent, buy, whatever it. Has very little use on the MH maybe a months worth, one of the T5s is brand new the other has a couple months on it and I have an extra new T5 for it. The cord to the cooling fan got cut so I fixed that, just fyi.

 

[zibba]

Thank you very much for the offer. It might work pretty well if I can get it to mount over the tank. I'll shoot you a PM and we can go from there.