Arcadia Starter

[leenkim]

Hi i dont know where to post this but i thought someone here may know, i bought a arcadia light starter unit from ebay the seller said it was 18watt but it turns out it is for a 15 watt bulb, the problem is i already had a 18watt bulb spare, which is the reason i bought this starter,

Does anyone know what will happen if i plug my 18 watt bulb into this 15 watt starter

 

[George Farmer]

I would cautiously say it may be ok. I run a 24w PC T5 tube off a 18w ballast with no problems [reaches for the nearest piece of wood].

In theory it may overload the ballast so keep a close eye.

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[mantis147]

Only one way to find out . As george said it should be ok!

 

[leenkim]

Hi thanks for the replies, i did try it and it did work but i decided to buy a new bulb just incase it did damage the balast in the long run.

But thanks anyway.

btw george great looking tanks you have i wish i could aquascape like that