!!!!!!!!!!!!!something went wrong!!!!

x1crt · 09/13/2008, 04:27 PM

came home the whole house smell't bad.
i went to my fish tank and i couldnt even breath.

what could it be? do ballast for my MH ever go bad.????

i need help now plz

cash cow · 09/13/2008, 04:36 PM

something died in your tank........do a water change.

x1crt · 09/13/2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cash cow
something died in your tank........do a water change.

i dont think died in the tank its just the ballast in the mh like it blew up and it made in the whole smell like propane

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but it looks ok?

atvdave · 09/13/2008, 04:51 PM

probably the epoxy from inside the ballast. Something sorted out and melted the ballast's epoxy.

Yes.. they do go bad.

x1crt · 09/13/2008, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by atvdave
probably the epoxy from inside the ballast. Something sorted out and melted the ballast's epoxy.

Yes.. they do go bad.

are u suppose to replace them every once and a while?

atvdave · 09/13/2008, 06:30 PM

No.. Ballast's should last a very long time.. Years & years. What brand, kind of ballast is it?

Was it a old unit, new, or ??? More info maybe some of us can help find out whats wrong.

x1crt · 09/13/2008, 06:49 PM

it went with my 150 watt coral life mh.
its only a few years old,and today it blew up inside:/

nikon187 · 09/13/2008, 07:21 PM

it does happen. my buddie's shot sparks into the air once ( good thing he was there)

x1crt · 09/13/2008, 07:23 PM

do u think being on a timer could make it blow up?

atvdave · 09/13/2008, 07:31 PM

No. most all of us use some type of timers on our lights. Maybe you just got ahold of a bad one, or a power surge from your home's incoming power.

atvdave · 09/13/2008, 07:32 PM

Dbl post...

nikon187 · 09/13/2008, 07:42 PM

dought it with the timers. it might just be wear and tear, constantly heating up and cooling down can't be good for anything inside the ballast. A power surge is also possible

Slakker · 09/13/2008, 08:03 PM

A few years of normal usage shouldn't cause a ballast to explode...after all, they're DESIGNED to handle the temperature swings associate with operating bulbs at the specified wattage.

09/13/2008, 04:27 PM	#1
x1crt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: california Posts: 319	!!!!!!!!!!!!!something went wrong!!!! came home the whole house smell't bad. i went to my fish tank and i couldnt even breath. what could it be? do ballast for my MH ever go bad.???? i need help now plz

09/13/2008, 07:21 PM	#8
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	it does happen. my buddie's shot sparks into the air once ( good thing he was there) __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

09/13/2008, 07:42 PM	#12
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	dought it with the timers. it might just be wear and tear, constantly heating up and cooling down can't be good for anything inside the ballast. A power surge is also possible __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

09/13/2008, 08:03 PM	#13
Slakker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeastern Wisconsin Posts: 4,521	A few years of normal usage shouldn't cause a ballast to explode...after all, they're DESIGNED to handle the temperature swings associate with operating bulbs at the specified wattage. __________________ -Tyler Oceanic 58RR display/20H sump/fuge thread...follow the red house. Current Tank Info: Oceanic 58g, 20H sump, AquaC EV-150, 175w Hamilton 14k + 2x39w T5HO Actinics

09/13/2008, 04:36 PM	#2
cash cow Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: oxford, michigan Posts: 184	something died in your tank........do a water change.

09/13/2008, 04:51 PM	#4
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	probably the epoxy from inside the ballast. Something sorted out and melted the ballast's epoxy. Yes.. they do go bad.

09/13/2008, 06:30 PM	#6
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	No.. Ballast's should last a very long time.. Years & years. What brand, kind of ballast is it? Was it a old unit, new, or ??? More info maybe some of us can help find out whats wrong.

09/13/2008, 06:49 PM	#7
x1crt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: california Posts: 319	it went with my 150 watt coral life mh. its only a few years old,and today it blew up inside:/

09/13/2008, 07:23 PM	#9
x1crt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: california Posts: 319	do u think being on a timer could make it blow up?

09/13/2008, 07:31 PM	#10
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	No. most all of us use some type of timers on our lights. Maybe you just got ahold of a bad one, or a power surge from your home's incoming power.

09/13/2008, 07:32 PM	#11
atvdave Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newburgh, IN Posts: 1,763	Dbl post...