Question about PC lighting

[fishy929]

Possibly stupid electrical question...

I have a couple extra 65W PC ballasts laying around. Can I run 2x28w PC's with one of these ballasts?

Thanks!

 

[loganj]

Yes, you should be able to.

 

[MarineFlake]

What brand/model,etc ballast??

 

[fishy929]

The ballasts are JBJ electronic 55wx2. What I was thinking was I could run 2x28 on one ballast or 4x28 on both over my 12g nano or my 30g sump. This is a leftover ballast from when I retrofitted 2x250w MH in my JBJ 4x55w CF hood last year.

What's the worst that could happen? 8O

 

[captivereefs]

shortened bulb life.