HELP!!! I bought 4 new bulbs for the Coralife fixture from ReefGeeks. Bought the UV brand bulbs they recommended. They arrived yesterday 1/17. One was broken, but that is not the issue.
When I put the other three in the fixture only one seemed to light up. After trying different positions in the fixture with old and then new bulbs, I discovered a disturbing problem. When I but a new bulb in a socket that works fine for the old bulb, the new bulb would light initially. However it would light with only the connection end burning bright and then within a few seconds the bulb went out. After that occurred, the entire socket seemed to be dead and even the old bulbs no longer worked in that socket.
Of course, I did not fully recognize what waqs happening till my third try. This means three of my four sockets do not even work with the old bulbs. One remaining socket!
Anyone heard of an issue like this? These are UV brand bulbs and the ReekGeek guy says he has no idea. I am a my wits end and my fish have no lights.
I am thinking of selling a kidney now to afford one of the 72" LED fixtures just so I do not have to mess with a used fixture or bulbs!
