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  • #1

    bulb burned out.

    My hallide did not fire this morning. The bulb is only 4 mo. old. I took it out to examine it and it looked like there was burned up paper or something that looks similar on the inside. Is this how a burned out bulb looks? At any rate how long can my sps and clam last without the hallide? Also it is my only light source.

    -Tim
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  • #2
    Well a few days anyways. 4 mos is EXTREMELY short for lifespan.
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    • #3
      Do you have the bulbs on timers? I have found that occasionally the intermatic timers I have don't completely trip the on switch. Something to look at anyway.
      265 gallon SPS tank. Bubble King 300 Internal, MRC CR-6 Calc Reactor. 3 400 watt 20k Helios. 90 gallon Frag tank plumbed into main display.

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      • #4
        They are on timers but I also tried just plugging the ballast in and they still did not fire.

        -Tim Bowser

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        • #5
          They? multiple bulbs? or bulb ballast combination. Have you tried switching ballasts to the questionable bulb? Just trying to eliminate all possiblities before you buy a bulb. Not unheard of for a bulb to go in 4 months. What type of ballast? mag or electric.
          265 gallon SPS tank. Bubble King 300 Internal, MRC CR-6 Calc Reactor. 3 400 watt 20k Helios. 90 gallon Frag tank plumbed into main display.

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          • #6
            bulb ballest combo, sorry my wording was weird. Well it was the bulb, my freind gave me an xm 15k that he hand only used for a month. He wouldn't take any cash so I think I owe him a dinner. Looks like my corals are unhappy from going without light though. Hopfully they don't take too long to color back up.

            -Tim Bowser

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            • #7
              Just be careful and raise that fixture and lower it slowly over the next several days. What bulb is the XM replacing? Same temp? If it is replacing a 10k or a hamilton, your should be ok. Glad you got it back up and running.

              Marshal
              265 gallon SPS tank. Bubble King 300 Internal, MRC CR-6 Calc Reactor. 3 400 watt 20k Helios. 90 gallon Frag tank plumbed into main display.

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              • #8
                It is replacing a hamilton 14k. I am going to email them and see if they will replace it. The last hamilton I had lasted a lot longer than four months.

                -Tim Bowser

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