Looking for PC Parts

[Travis L. Stevens]

Well, I'm in a little bit of a bind here. I'm looking for a few parts for some Power Compacts. I have a few options available. Here is the background.

Have
(2) Small 55w PC Ballasts with Straight Pin Connectors
(2) Large 65w PC Ballasts with Square Pin Connectors

Goal
I want to use the small ballasts on the 2g cubes, but I need Square Pin Connectors to fit the Quad Flat bulb that I have.

Problems
1) The large ballasts are too long for the 2g cube's stand and canopy but have Square Pin Connectors and are on my 29g as Actinic Supplements
2) The small ballasts fit, but have Straight Pin Connectors

Solutions
1) Suck it up, take off the ballasts, attempt to find a way to hide the ballast, and find new 55w Straight Pin Actinics
2) Find two Square Pin Connectors [The prefered solution]

So, with that said, does anyone have two Square Pin Connectors for sale or trade OR does anyone have two 55w Straight Pin Actinics that they would like to trade for two 65w Square Pin Actinics?

 

[papagimp]

I have two 65w straight pin config. Actinics bulbs I could give you if you can make em work.

 

[dugg]

Wow Travis, you are putting 110 watts over a 2 gallon tank???? Even one 55w is overkill don't ya think?I think most of the nano cubes run like a 10 or 15 watt bulb over them.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8275422#post8275422 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dugg
Wow Travis, you are putting 110 watts over a 2 gallon tank???? Even one 55w is overkill don't ya think?I think most of the nano cubes run like a 10 or 15 watt bulb over them.

No, I have two 2g Cubes. One 55w Quad Flat will go over each of them. I don't think it will be overkill. Ninjafish has a 70w MH over his.

Here is a link to my Cubes - http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=902677

Ninjafish's Movies
2g Pico Tank: 3 Min 18 Sec
Latest Tank video with Mantis Shrimp: 3 Min 34 Sec
7.5gal Cube Video: 4 Min 00 Sec [/B][/QUOTE]

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8275366#post8275366 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by papagimp
I have two 65w straight pin config. Actinics bulbs I could give you if you can make em work.

If I can make them work? Are they burned out?

 

[papagimp]

No, not burned out, they were on my PC fixture before i went to T-5's, I just didn't know if you could make a 21 inch 65watt bulb work for the cubes. They have about 3-4 month of useage into them but definatly not burnt out. I use the PC fixture for my planted F/W so these bulbs are kinda useless to me now.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Oh, I see. No, that would work out fine, actually. I would prefer to find some square pin connectors first though. The little ballasts are about 5" long which will fit to the back of the canopy without poking out. The long ballasts are about 8+" long and might not fit behind the canopy. I'll get back to you on that though.

One more thing. Does anyone have any extra PC Bulb Clips?