I just replace the ballast, not the hood. It matters whether a 14 watt ballast will work with a 15 watt bulb. It also matters if the ballast will match the screw holes.
You have not told me exactly what specifications I do have to match. A list of them would be helpful.
Thanks for answering the question I asked!
Yours,
Dora Smith
From: Patrick
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 3:49 PM
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: How do I match an aquarium flourescent ballas?`
--- In mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com, "Dora Smith" wrote:
> I need to order more ballasts for my T-8, 24 inch flourescent
> tube aquarium light. I use it with 24 inch T8, 15w or so
> flourescent tubes. They're a real good thing to have on hand
> when they blow.
So I assume you mean you have a 2-foot fixture that uses 18" F15T8 lamps. Are you experiencing a lot of ballast failures?
> The last one I got was Cat no IG13-20EL. Electronic blalast.
> 120 V. maybe 05/ 60 HZ 0.2 Amps? Hard to say.
> What specs do I need to know to order new parts?
You need a ballast that will run a F15T8 lamp.
> See the list on this page.
What page?
> I read somewhere that the Pony SC-120-113-CFL is a suitable
> replacement. It was someone’s opinion on Amazon; he
> successfully used it in his aquarium.
Yes, you could use that one.
> What is the difference between IG13-20#L SX, and IG13-20EL, other
> than one is for a 14 watt lamp and one is for 15 watts?
> Could one use either in my aquarium?
It would appear that the SX version has an energy star rating and is also RoHS compliant. Other than that, they are identical. Yes, you could use either one on your fixture.
> I've been using 15 w bulbs with my IG13-20EL, if I was only
> supposed to be using 14 watts; does it make a difference?
> I'd actually prefer the light dimmer.
All of the above mentioned ballast will drive 15W or 14W lamps. Problem is that a 14W lamp is about 15" long while a 15W lamp is 18" long. So to use a 14W lamp you would have to somehow hack your hood to move the lamp sockets 3-inches closer to each other.
Also, you generally do not get many lamp type choices with 14W lamps. If you like plain old cool whites, then it isn't a problem. But if you want more aquarium "friendly" spectrums, your choices are much greater with standard 15W 18" lamps.
Patrick
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