never heard of a 175 watt ballast/bulb , i've heard of 70w, 150w, 250..... they might make them i dunno, but as far as efficiency goes, the 600 watt has more lumens/penetration per watt than any other, thus the best 'bang for your buck' so to speak.
like cacamal said, use whatever you got, the higher wattage the better lol, just dont fry your babies!
goodluck