Thanks for the info... Yeah the ballasts in the Coralife fixtures tends to get a little warm...but alas I do have the transformer and fans from the 260w jobber I canabalized.... With a little modifications it just might do the trick, the little 18w T8 strip lights are just not enough lighting on it for my tasts.

I'll chew on it for a couple of days, If it's still around this weekend great... if not..then someone else will get lucky.