Here the ballast for a MH is nearly $90USD, and a 175W bulb is $110USD...
the housing itself is only $39 or so....

OUTrageous.....

but you can't beat the light output...

Antonio, how hot do yours get???


"António Vitor" wrote in message
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yap for outdoor...
cheap!!!

but of course for metal halide....
100US$
(Here in portugal some fixtures could reach 1000 US$ !!!! )


"350X_Rider" wrote in message
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Just out of curiosity, where did you grab your MH fixtures? They look
like
outdoor Mercury Vapor lights.

I believe they are.... I could be wrong.... but a construction friend
has
them over his tank... and that's what they are, and how he got them....