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elbeesea · 02-07-2007, 12:28 AM

OK, I'm gonna sound like a techno-phobic dink, cuz I don't recall the specific details, (which I will be getting tomorrow from the poor guy at the lfs so that I can compose an intelligent rant letter to jbj). But here's the basic rundown:

Day One (July 06): Set up the tank - turned it on and everything was great, but decided to move it to a better spot. Set it up again, plugged it in and fireworks popped out of the hood. Blew a fuse, replaced it and it exploded again. Took back to lfs, determined it was the circuit board (if not a circuit board, then something like it), and sent the part back to jbj.

Maybe water splashed into the ballast? We were very careful...

Week later: New part comes in. LFS installs, but then lights don't work. LFS sends back entire hood and we get a new one.

Week later: New hood comes and all is well until last week, tho in between then and now the fan would make a rukus when I turned it on. I'd bang it a few times and it would stop. That problem subsided after a couple months tho (I finally knocked some sense into it).

One week ago: turned on the ballast, lights came on then went off with no fanfare, but fans worked. I took it in to lfs, they shipped back to jbj and didn't get new one till yesterday. Plugged it in and hood exploded - fans stopped.

Note: I have seen an occasional little spark when plugging the ballast into the outlet (I always unplug everything when I do water changes). But have never had a problem plugging anything else into the same outlets.

Other than these problems the tank is fantastic - I've had unusually good luck with all my critters - anemone, maze coral, toadstool - all look great.

Thanks for your input...

02-07-2007, 12:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
elbeesea Astrea Snail Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pacific nw Posts: 27 Karma: 2	the problems OK, I'm gonna sound like a techno-phobic dink, cuz I don't recall the specific details, (which I will be getting tomorrow from the poor guy at the lfs so that I can compose an intelligent rant letter to jbj). But here's the basic rundown: Day One (July 06): Set up the tank - turned it on and everything was great, but decided to move it to a better spot. Set it up again, plugged it in and fireworks popped out of the hood. Blew a fuse, replaced it and it exploded again. Took back to lfs, determined it was the circuit board (if not a circuit board, then something like it), and sent the part back to jbj. Maybe water splashed into the ballast? We were very careful... Week later: New part comes in. LFS installs, but then lights don't work. LFS sends back entire hood and we get a new one. Week later: New hood comes and all is well until last week, tho in between then and now the fan would make a rukus when I turned it on. I'd bang it a few times and it would stop. That problem subsided after a couple months tho (I finally knocked some sense into it). One week ago: turned on the ballast, lights came on then went off with no fanfare, but fans worked. I took it in to lfs, they shipped back to jbj and didn't get new one till yesterday. Plugged it in and hood exploded - fans stopped. Note: I have seen an occasional little spark when plugging the ballast into the outlet (I always unplug everything when I do water changes). But have never had a problem plugging anything else into the same outlets. Other than these problems the tank is fantastic - I've had unusually good luck with all my critters - anemone, maze coral, toadstool - all look great. Thanks for your input...