Skyrmir
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I think I made a stupid mistake here. I'm in the midst of making a new light setup for my 30 gallon tank and I picked up a pair of 42 watt FloureX "Lights of America" bulbs. (model 9142B)
I was figuring it'd put me at just over 2.5watts per gallon and with some DIY co2 I'd be in good shape. So I'm in the process of mounting a regular light socket for them, when I notice on the package it says the bulb doesn't have a ballast! Ack! So if I would have plugged these things in they probably would have blown out or blown up instantly I'm guessing.
So should i just take these back or is there a ballast I could pick up for them? I was hoping not to have to mail order stuff as I wanted to get the tank up and running this week. I already have a mature filter and plants in other tanks waiting for this.
I was figuring it'd put me at just over 2.5watts per gallon and with some DIY co2 I'd be in good shape. So I'm in the process of mounting a regular light socket for them, when I notice on the package it says the bulb doesn't have a ballast! Ack! So if I would have plugged these things in they probably would have blown out or blown up instantly I'm guessing.
So should i just take these back or is there a ballast I could pick up for them? I was hoping not to have to mail order stuff as I wanted to get the tank up and running this week. I already have a mature filter and plants in other tanks waiting for this.