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Last Post 07/31/2008 10:31 PM by vvolfe1. 7 Replies.
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07/30/2008 10:20 PM  

When i got home tonight and i could smell something like bunt wires from my tank. Then I saw that one one set of my t5s weren't working( there are 3 sets of 2 lights- one ballast went out a month ago and i jsut ordered a new one this week). So i am down to jsut one ballast and two bulbs.

So long story short I am thiniking it is time to up grader to mHs
I have a 75gal tank, with mainly softies and lps, but a couple of sps like caps and birdnests.

What do u guys think would be a good setup for me.

Anyone have anything for sale

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07/30/2008 10:28 PM  
lol I run 6 T5's and love them. Why are you burning up ballasts? Are they in your canopy? If so they are probaly condensing moisture at night when they are cooling off. I smoked my first icecap ballast like that.
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07/30/2008 10:37 PM  
yes they are in the canppy. They are in a fixture,
I got this fixture off ebay last october, I really love the lights.tho
There are three set of 2 t5s, there is a ballast for each.
ALso the light has a remote that u set the times u want the each of the different sets of bulbs to come on/off

If I could fine someone in the area that could help be out with this fixture that would be GREAT, because i would love to keep it if i can get it go work good
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07/31/2008 12:39 AM  
I run 2 175 MH I love them. Why do you guys like T-5"s so much not bashing them just curious?
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07/31/2008 02:03 AM  
No offense, but if I had a light fixture that was smoking and  could potentially cause a fire, I would be replacing it. It wouldn't be the first time I've heard of an ebay light that caused similar problems.
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07/31/2008 10:40 AM  
LOL that is true
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07/31/2008 07:35 PM  
Posted By RobynT on 07/31/2008 12:03 AM
No offense, but if I had a light fixture that was smoking and  could potentially cause a fire, I would be replacing it. It wouldn't be the first time I've heard of an ebay light that caused similar problems.

I never said that they were smoking, i jsut smells something, and there were not work.  I have had the light up and running for 11 months now with not problem of overheating or being cheap "ebay" lights.Â

These lights have worked great for me, I have been think that i dont have enough air movement around the light and ballast, SO i am going to look into that.
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07/31/2008 10:31 PM  
What fixture is it? Is it possible for you to mount the ballasts outside or on top of the canopy?
Workhorse makes a fairly inexpensive T5 ballast for 2 Lamps and 4 Lamps. http://www.naturallighting.com/web/shop.php?crn=625&rn=2941&action=show_detail You might want to just replace the ballasts than getting a new setup.
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