I've decided to go with a locally purchased 1000w magnetic ballast, 6 " air cooled hood, GE bulb, and a 4" vortex fan. It's gonna run me abou5 575 on the dot. Guess I can't complain... I'll be runnin 1000w...

Had I spend much more time looking online and been more comfortable with online purchases, I could have probably saved 100 bucks. No big deal. I'll post some pics of what's going on... before and after the new light is installed on Monday and I'll kill the thread.

Have a great weekend you guys!