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About LinkBacksSo i left the house this afternoon to show my grandparents around, and I come home at about 9 and find that the lights on my 50gallon have mysteriously turned off... Nothing's wrong with the cord, the bulbs are new, the socket works fine, but the lights just wont come on... What the hell... *insert rage and swear words of choice*.... Anyone ever have this happen to them? I have a 20 gallon that's at least 5 years older than the 50, and it's never had anything like this happen to it...
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You're freaking kidding me...
This is a discussion on You're freaking kidding me... within the Equipment Talk Section forums, part of the Aquarium Related Chat category; So i left the house this afternoon to show my grandparents around, and I come home at about 9 and ...
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You're freaking kidding me...
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I had a coralife T5 48" do the same thing. I took it apart to see if any of the bulb connections were loose but nothing. I'm sure a more mechanically inclined person could have figured it out but not me! I sold it as parts and bought a new light fixture... Hopefully someone else will have some more useful info for you. Good luck!
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It is mounted inside your light fixture and is the device that fires up your bulbs. When they go the fixture will not light up.
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- 09-03-2011 #6
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I see... Is that the same as the thing that the bulb connects to? And how do I fix it?
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Last edited by Sliver; 09-03-2011 at 12:24 AM.
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is this a T8 or T5 fixture you have?
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Same thing happened to me in my fluval edge, turns out I bought 20w instead of 10w. worked 2 hrs and died
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