UniDragon
Well-Known Member
I troll CL pretty much everyday looking for deals and once in awhile I can find exactly what I am looking for; problem being that generally I find exactly what I am looking for when I run out of money. I got a great deal on CL for my fan. I bought a Vortex 6" with a rated cfm of 449 for $40.00. As I was packing it up, the seller said that he didn't need the filter, because he just sold the fan, so he just gave it to me. I got the stuff home and found out that not only did he sell me a Vortex fan but he threw in a Phresh 6" filter for free that was used for maybe 20 minutes and then never used again until I hooked it up. So, yep, I know what you mean.I have never ran a name brand ballist, running a hydrogalxay and a thunder ballist now, both have held their own! I did have an iPower, it went down after a year of use. I get all my stuff 2nd hand off CL too. IMO hid is great! U just need an air cooled hood most times and a properly rated cfm fan to push air through it.don't get to cheap with your carbon filter though, I used to run the cheap Amazon ones, they got me by, but switched to Can Fans and they get the job done much better as far as odor
I have read over and over again that Apollo ballasts are probably the best deal out there. Both HT and Cheech and Chong have raved about their performance. They are cheap and I guess do the job pretty well.