Trouble with MH light and ballast

I recently purchased a lumen Max 2 reflector, along with an icecap 175watt ballast, and a Phoenix 14k bulb. Due to the different outlets on the pendant and ballast, I had to cut the outlets off and replace with new outlets from home depot, after wiring the plugs I tried plugging it in and nothing happened,...

250w DE Bulb Choice

I used Phoenix 14K for three years and liked this bulb. PAR claims for this bulb are good. I used these bulbs in a Hamilton Protostar fixture with VHO Superactinic supplementation. Last year I changed to Reeflux dimmable ballasts with LumenBright reflectors. I used Reeflux 12K bulbs and got better color and...

Lumenmax 3 pendants, IceCap 250w, Phoenix bulbs

I have 2 Lumenmax 3 pendants and 2 IceCap 250w ballasts (new style) if anyone is interested. These were going to be used on a new setup that is taking way longer to complete than I anticipated. The pendants are in very good shape w/ only a small amount of rust inside some of the phillips heads of the...

New Look

I’m looking for a new light bulb. My Dad and I both agree that the Phoenix are burning brighter than when I first got them and I want a little more blue in the tank without having to add more T5′s. I’m going to change the UVL Super Actinic to a ATI Blue Plus next time around. I was...