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Ok, here is what I would like to do. I'm hoping to get 4 ballasts that will run 4 - 36" T8 bulbs. This would allow me to have 16 - T8 bulbs over my 150 gallon tank, which if all lights are on would give me a total of 480 to 512 watts! This should produce about 3.2 watts per gallon.
The 48" T8's appear to be much easier to find than the 36" T8 bulbs so I'm not real sure on what wattage is for a 36".
It seems everyone has a different opinion of how many watts per gallon so this way I figure I can have a max of 512w. If that is to much, I can always turn off one of the ballasts and still be running 360 watts which is still 2.4 watts per gallon.
I would like to get people's comments on pros and cons.
One questions I do want to know is can you run 2 ballasts on one Power Cord?
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The 48" T8's appear to be much easier to find than the 36" T8 bulbs so I'm not real sure on what wattage is for a 36".
It seems everyone has a different opinion of how many watts per gallon so this way I figure I can have a max of 512w. If that is to much, I can always turn off one of the ballasts and still be running 360 watts which is still 2.4 watts per gallon.
I would like to get people's comments on pros and cons.
One questions I do want to know is can you run 2 ballasts on one Power Cord?
g