lighting the 180, the hamilton halide is as old as me!

[playaslk]

i obtained a used 180 that i have been working on for a while and i am at the point of figuring out the lighting. It came w/ a really old hamilton system pictured below. It has 2x 175 halide and 2 40 watt t12s. Is that enough lighting over the 180? I plan to keep softies/lps in the future. I have no idea exactly how old the light is but judging by the age of everything else, its ancient.

Can i use any other bulb in there or i am stuck w/ 175w?

a pic of the ballasts (looks like a magnetic)

If i cannot use any other bulb, i was going to go with this: (note, i am not the seller, just showing these for feedback)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-3-Bulbs-175...040?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a4292e20

Thanks for input!

 

[playaslk]

bump, input is greatly appreciated!

 

[lordmbsa]

i have almost the same fixture i have a 48 inch two 175 watts mh and two vho bulbs in my hamilton light fixture and it worked fine on my 75g till i wanted to go hardcore sps bought a brand new ati 6x54 watt t5 fixture and if the bAllast is for only 175 watt you cant put any bigger wattage bulbs unless you get a newer ballast and i never heard of those bulbs you could try they are pretty cheap but remember you get what you pay for

 

[karsseboom]

That light will do just fine man. Hamilton makes some of the best fixtures out and if it still works then your good to go. Put new bulbs in it and be done with it.