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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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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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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. _________ <B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">[font="Tahoma"] Got Questions? Need Answers?
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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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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama
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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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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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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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| | Caribbean Reef Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 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...
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04-26-2008, 06:35 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama
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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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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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I also think its the ballast. Do the ballast smell funny? Like burned _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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