DIY MH Pendant questions

chrisnif

Member
Okay so there was a thread about building a MH pendant out of a security light and ballast, and that is my plan and I've got some DIY experience but need some help ballast wise....
The ballast I'm looking at is for a 70W mh which should be plenty for a 10 gallon AGA. I may build a canopy later and get do some actinic but for now a 14k bulb will do just fine...
I need to know if a 70w MH will light off a ballast with ANSI codes M98/M139/M143. It is electronic and I think the M98 spec means its pulse start, so it should light most DE MH bulbs, and Ive actually seen lower watter (70 and 150W) DE MHs light off a probe start ballast....
Anyway if someone on here could confirm that, and maybe let me know if there will be any coral limitations (ie no clams or no sps) with a 70w mh on a 20x10" 10gal AGA?
thanks
 
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