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About LinkBacksHello, i got a coralife 4ft t5 no light that periodically hum's . it kinda sounds like a florescent light fixture when it fires up. any idea what this noise is ? i hope it doesn't mean the ballast is giving up. Cheers
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- 10-05-2011 #1
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coralife light hum's ? 55g, In the Wall, Planted, 2 Blue Turk Discus, 1 yellow pigeon Discus, 1 pigeon cross Discus, Electric Blue Rams, German Blue Rams, Red Eye Balloon Tetras, Corydoras, Silvertip, Bn Pleco's, African Dwarf Frogs, Flying Foxes.
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Sorry to say...it probably is the ballast
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I have a coralife light and the ballast went in it. I had it fixed at rogers pets in surrey. It was a few years ago and wasnt to expensive. Or if you know basic electrical you could buy the ballast and change it yourself. When was the last time you changed the bulb?
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i got the light with 2 new bulbs about 6 months ago
55g, In the Wall, Planted, 2 Blue Turk Discus, 1 yellow pigeon Discus, 1 pigeon cross Discus, Electric Blue Rams, German Blue Rams, Red Eye Balloon Tetras, Corydoras, Silvertip, Bn Pleco's, African Dwarf Frogs, Flying Foxes.
40g, Long, Discus Grow Out Tank.
20g, Panted, Guppy's, Corydoras, Albino BN Plecos.
5g, Nano, Amano, Blueberry shrimp, Mexican miniature crayfish .
5g Long, Betta breeder
1g, Betta.
3, Betta bowls.
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Some ballast could hum for a long time before they die. Light hum may not be out of the ordinary either although less common in the electronic ballast.
A bad bulb may also overwork your ballast ?
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