Workhorse Ballast in an Orbit Fixture

[Ortho Bill]

Workhorse Ballast in an Orbit Fixture

Two of my ballasts have gone bad and I'm going to replace them. Will a Workhorse 5 fit in this fixture? (4x96w) They're $27 ea. at reefgeeks. I think the current replacement is like $90 ea. (could be wrong).

Thanks, Bill

 

[tekknoschtev]

You're going to need two Workhorse 7s to accomplish the same thing as the WH5 is designed to only run 128W of lights. The WH7 can power up to 220W of light. So at that cost, it gets close to purchasing the replacement. I'm not reccomending that you do or dont, just sort of an FYI. With two ballasts you could have the dusk dawn effect with two actinics and two 10K bulbs, each set on a seperate ballast.