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04-26-2008, 06:12 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, California
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|  Help!!! My Lights Have Died!!!
My CFs didn't turn on today. Went to LFS and bought replacements -- they didn't work either. Everything is closed now. The tank's been without light since midnight last night.
Is this a disaster in the making? The soonest I can find something to replace the tank hood (for a Nano) is tomorrow morning.
Any sugggestions as to what I could/should do in the meantime?????
One million thank yous for any advice you can send my way! _________ Linda 29g Nano 2 FSL 8000k 36w & 2 AquaLux 36w Blue Pump: 1200 LPH; Maxi-Jet 600 Powerhead 100w Visi Stealth submersible heater 15 lbs. live rock 20 lbs. live sand LIVESTOCK: 1 cleaner shrimp; Asst. snails, 1 emerald crab, Pierre the Cleaner Shrimp and acrobat extraordinnaire, 1 button polyp, 1 green star polyp, 1 red mushroom, 1 Xenia, 1 octopus coral, 1 torch, 1 frogspawn, 1 tree coral, 1 stag coral. Established: 6/20/07  | 
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04-26-2008, 06:19 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 40
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Originally Posted by Linda  My CFs didn't turn on today. Went to LFS and bought replacements -- they didn't work either. Everything is closed now. The tank's been without light since midnight last night.
Is this a disaster in the making? The soonest I can find something to replace the tank hood (for a Nano) is tomorrow morning.
Any sugggestions as to what I could/should do in the meantime?????
One million thank yous for any advice you can send my way! |
Calm down first Linda , a full day or 2 will not kill off every thing.
1, since you've changed bulbs , check the breaker box make sure you just havint thrown the breaker.
2, make sure your timer that go's infront of the power cord isint bad
( try taking and disconnect the timer and plug lights up directly into wall socket )
3, If none of the above seems to make them come on > the internal small ballest is most likely gone bad. | |
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04-26-2008, 06:25 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, California
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The lights and the fan are connected to what I assume is an intermediary power source -- with 2 separate connectors. Since the fans were still operational, I swapped-out the connections. The fans continued to run, but no lights. And, before that, I did remove the timer and plugged the unit directly into the outlet.
I'm glad to know that everything won't be dead in the morning. Is there something more I can do/check? | |
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04-26-2008, 06:26 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama Age: 31
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sounds like a balast to me. | |
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04-26-2008, 06:32 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, California
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Is that something that a handyman-type can fix? | |
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04-26-2008, 06:34 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 40
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Originally Posted by Linda The lights and the fan are connected to what I assume is an intermediary power source -- with 2 separate connectors. Since the fans were still operational, I swapped-out the connections. The fans continued to run, but no lights. And, before that, I did remove the timer and plugged the unit directly into the outlet.
I'm glad to know that everything won't be dead in the morning. Is there something more I can do/check? |
Well linda if the fans are working' and still no lights, do one more thing
check to make SURE that you installed the bulb/s correctly, making sure you have the ends in their contacts .
After that and still no lights, you must purchase a new light system , or see if they have replacement parts ( dont throw it away even if your forced to buy new system ok ) | |
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04-26-2008, 06:34 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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Relax, think of it as a big storm blowing through.. Your tank should be fine for a couple days like wildreef said... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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04-26-2008, 06:35 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama Age: 31
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if you can find balast, it could be replaced. | |
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04-26-2008, 07:08 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, California
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I'll double check the new lights again, just to be sure. Thanks for the help karma to all! | |
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04-26-2008, 08:32 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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I also think its the ballast. Do the ballast smell funny? Like burned _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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