[APD] Self-ballasted PC lights?

[revance at indiana_edu]

I was wondering if anyone had ever thought about using or tried using self-
ballasted PC fluorescent lights (they have the ballast built into them so you 
can use a regular lamp socket). I was considering using a couple 85watt 6500K 
self-ballasted PC bulbs over my 65 gallon tank (that I will soon be setting up 
as a planted tank). They only cost between $25-$30 and save you the cost of 
buying (and replacing)expensive ballasts. I can see two possible problems with 
this setup... 

1) They are twisted bulbs instead of straight so they do not cover as much 
area (they act more like a spot light)

2) You can't buy regular lamp sockets that are water tight like the aquarium 
fluorescent endcaps.

However, the way I look at it, people use MH lamps and (although much 
brighter) they act like spot lights too. Using a good reflector might help 
with this problem too. As far as I am concerned, using a regular lamp socket 
MIGHT accumulate a bit of rust on it, but they only cost a few dollars... if 
they accumulate rust I can just replace them when I replace the bulbs and 
still save money. Coralife has the same thing in a 10watt version in either 
6500k or 50/50(10,000k/actinic) so obviously people have thought of doing this 
for small tanks. I am interested to hear what other people think about this 
idea.
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