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250w balast w/ 175 HQI Bulb

Thread starter Vader
Start date Jul 5, 2009

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Vader

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Jul 5, 2009

#1

Can you use a 250w balast on a fixture that is using a 175w HQI bulb?

FRY

Senior Member

Jul 5, 2009

#2

no you can't the ballast has to match the lamp wattage,only the 175 and the 150 will use the same ballast

KuyaMark

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Manhattan Reefs

Jul 6, 2009

#3

u can't the bulb will blow up

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