Couple of electrical/lighting questions

[lazzybunch]

I am thinking of upgrading to metal halides and have a couple of questions.
1. I'm thinking of going with a 3 250 watt setup (probably IceCap ballasts, but undecided). Can I wire all 3 ballasts to one IceCap timer, or do I need a seperate timer for each? Supposedly the timer can handle 1000 watts, but I don't know if it's OK to wire multiple ballasts to one timer like that.
2. Currently I'm running 2 IceCap 660's with two 6' bulbs each. I want to cut that down to one ballast running three 6' bulbs. Is this possible? I think I recall Bang Guy and someone else saying they run this setup, but just want to be sure.
3. Can IceCap fans be wired up together, or do they have to be seperate?
Thanks

 

[007]

I cant answer all of your questions, but I would suggest that you keep all three ballasts on separate timers so that you can simulate a dawn/dusk sequence, plus three halides on your tank at once could really heat things up fast.