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September 21st, 2006, 01:55 AM
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lighting help
I bought a aqua medic 250x2 metal halide and 2x54 t 5s. The t 5s come on then one goes out for a while then that one goes out and the other comes on.then after a short time they both come back on. I never owned a light like this before because this is new to me. I took the bulbs out twice and still is the same.Is this supposed to work this way.
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george Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon bow reef 55 gallon trigger tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: hunt fish under water metal detecting 
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September 21st, 2006, 02:12 AM
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Re: lighting help
Interesting.. I'm not exactly sure.. does it have a built in dusk and dawn feature?
What is the model number of your unit? Current Aquarium(s) Description: 92 Gallon Corner, 77 degrees, 800 watts, MR-2R Skimmer, MRC Nilsen, Tunze Stream, Aqua Cont Jr. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years
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September 21st, 2006, 02:19 AM
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Re: lighting help
The light is aqua medic ocean light. Idid not want to sound stupid but at first I thought bulbs were loose.
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george Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon bow reef 55 gallon trigger tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: hunt fish under water metal detecting
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September 21st, 2006, 04:07 AM
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Re: lighting help
Gee that does not sound right. I would recommend you contact the retailer right away and see what they have to say about it. if defective you should have it replaced. Sounds like a ballast problem.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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September 22nd, 2006, 08:17 AM
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Re: lighting help
it sounds like the ballasts might be over heating
I have seen this happen in flourecent bulbs before that are in hotter environments. I would check ventilation in your hood Just be carefull around the ballasts they can get pretty hot Brian Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30 Gal Fish/Reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Since 2004
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September 22nd, 2006, 11:54 PM
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Re: lighting help
I called Acua medic and they told me that they had a problem with the old bulbs.The older style bulbs say aqua medic on them and the new ones do not.So they are sending me new bulbs I was told not to run the old bulbs becuase they wear on the ballast over time.So I wanted to let everyone know if they have this problem.
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george Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon bow reef 55 gallon trigger tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: hunt fish under water metal detecting
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September 24th, 2006, 02:31 AM
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Re: lighting help
Thanks for the feed back. Glad you resolved your problem. If they knew of the problem why did they send the old bulbs to start with?. keep us posted when you receive the new bulbs.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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October 1st, 2006, 12:55 AM
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Re: lighting help
I finally received my new bulbs from aqua medic and seem to be working just fine.I still don"t understand why if they know the bulbs are bad why they are still being sold with a new light fixture.The bulbs are wrapped and shipped separate. The bulbs should sent back to aqua medic and the retailer should be sent knew ones.That being said I was pleased the way they handeld the problem.The new bulbs say sylvania coralstar on them and not aqua medic just in case some one gets the old bulbs.Anyway I think it's an awesome light fixture the only thing is the hanging kit comes with a cheap set of plastic anchors that I threw away and replaced with molly bolts.
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george Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon bow reef 55 gallon trigger tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 1 year Other Intrests: hunt fish under water metal detecting
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October 1st, 2006, 09:31 PM
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Re: lighting help
Thanks for the update. glad it is working for you now.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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