They can't draw more current then is available, a 54 watt ballast will supply 54 watts (the wattage of a 48 inch t-5 is 54 watts, if anyone wants to know my reference). That is why we go to such lengths to overdrive bulbs, forcing more current though the bulb then would normally be drawn.
It sounds like a myth to me. Is Sam around?
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Sean
Aquascape? I'm a crypt farmer.
It's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot.
That IS an aquascape, it's titled "The Vacant Lot".
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