Metal halide bulb

nope never had it happen but im sure it has before .

did it get wet, or have a fan blowing on it? maybe salt spray from bubbles in the tank?

i do know that they must be clean, because the glass can fracture if it cools at different rates on the glass surface.

all i can say is that if you got it from a decent supplier that maybe they will trade it out.

if they wont give you a trade get a copy of your reciept and contact the maker and tell them your story, alot of times they will just give you a new one as long as it wasnt broke because of neglect, and they may want the old one.

you have a good chance of a replacement with reciept.

 

How close do you have it to the surface of the water? I've heard many times that splashing wiil cause a bulb to break or shatter.

 

My lion used to thrash at the surface randomly, maybe yours flung some water at it? Any sign of salty water remnants on the reflector?

 

I had a brand new xm 250 BLOW UP after 10 minutes of use, fired it to see if it worked and shut it off, Five minutes later it blew up. I talked to hellolights and they said it happens something like 1 in 1000. I'm sure if you contacted hellolights or even xm they would want to do something about it.

 

Posted By Wayne1 on 01/07/2008 3:38 PM
I tried Hellolights , i will try XM.
thanks
what did they deny you a replacement?
give them a call.