ruben0311
Juvie Member
So I was looking into making a more compact and functional light for Fred's enclosure that i would be able to tuck inside the tank... the question of ballasts and lamp holders arose when i began wondering how i would run the wiring outside the tank. I know i need a good electronic ballast and a medium bi-pin socket but will it be a ballast that is instant start or program start or rapid start... and for the sockets are they going to be shunted or non-shunted... anyone got any ideas? im gonna continue to use my T8 reptisun's due to enclosure height. Do the low cost fixtures have the right ballast to efficiently run the bulb as it should? is it easier to just build your own?
