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05-17-2005, 12:35 AM
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mh problem
earlier today, came into my fish room and my mh light was off and the ballast was making a ticking noise. i checked the plugs, unplugged it and plugged it back in and it started to work again. and now i came into the room and the light wasnt intense as it normal is. it was a shade of blue, similiar to when it's warming up. the light seems to be surging different spectrums.
any ideas? faulty ballast? the unit was purchased new in feb.
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05-17-2005, 02:13 AM
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Check to see if the bulb is broken, when my bulb broke it still fired and had the same effects
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05-17-2005, 04:06 PM
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That happens when mine first turns on. I would see if you can test the balast with another bulb, it might be the balast going.
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05-17-2005, 04:07 PM
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What light (brand and wattage), and what ballast is it? I.e., electronic, or standard?
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05-17-2005, 05:12 PM
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tanks: 120g w/starphire front, pm bullet 2 skimmer, yellow tang, emperor angel, niger trigger, spotted hawkfish, blue tang, flame angel and 120lbs lr
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