Mh bulb/ ballast selection help?

chill86 · Mar 19, 2015

I have a galaxy 400w electronic ballast m59. Can I run a 20k radium on this ballast?

Rockhead · Mar 19, 2015

I may be way off line here I thought that m59 is the socket and when I ran radium builds the m80 was the mogul socket. The ballast should work may just have to wire up a different socket .

Reefing Madness · Mar 19, 2015

YEa, you can run a 400w 20k Radium off of a M59 Ballast

hybridazn · Mar 19, 2015

M59 will run a 20k radium. The m80 is for the 250w 20k radium

Reefing Madness · Mar 19, 2015

Rockhead said:
I may be way off line here I thought that m59 is the socket and when I ran radium builds the m80 was the mogul socket. The ballast should work may just have to wire up a different socket .

M59 is a 400w Ballast for Mogul (Single Socket)
M80 is a 250w HQI Ballast (Double Socket)

chill86 · Mar 19, 2015

Thanks for the quick replies, it does have a mogul socket. Okay, so I went ahead and ordered a radium lamp.
Another question, I am currently running a off brand name 14k 16" above the water on a rimless 60 cube with mainly sps. When I get the new bulb in, should I raise it up some? My acros are growing really fast now but have lost alot of color, I'm hoping the radium bulb will help with that. I am also running just the blues on a evergrow d120 @ 25% for supplemental and they are 11" off the water.