 |
|
|
| ||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools |
04-07-2003, 05:49 PM
| #1 (permalink) |
| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New London, CT
Posts: 54
|  Buzzing Lights? I just finished building a DIY light strip for my 10 gallon aquarium - I'm getting ready to add plants to a previously fish-only tank. The lighting is two 18" 15W fluorescent bulbs that I got out of an old desk lamp. The only problem is that now that I've gotten it all together, there is a barely audible buzz that comes from the lights (I think it's the ballast). What does this mean? If it's not a problem, will the noise bother my fish? |
|      |
|
04-08-2003, 09:23 AM
| #2 (permalink) |
| Large Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton
Posts: 985
| Sounds like the ballast. Is it a new ballast? As ballasts get older, they do start to make noise. Does not really affect anything but when the noise gets quite loud, its time to replace them.
__________________ This hobby is addicting. I want more Discus!!! |
|
| |
|
04-08-2003, 05:15 PM
| #3 (permalink) |
| Super Fish  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 1,401
| I have the same problem in my 10g tank. I bought it almost two years ago and now its starting to make that noise. Im not sure how to replace the balast and i dont even know how. The hood is kinda weird. Its the aquatank-x 10g that you might be able to find at any petco. - depthC |
|
| |
|
04-09-2003, 07:52 AM
| #5 (permalink) |
| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New London, CT
Posts: 54
| Replacing the ballast isn't that hard, if you know a little bit about lighting. Pretty much just open it up and change the ballast. Just make sure you put all the wires back in the right places! |
|
| |
|
« Previous Thread
|
Next Thread »
| Thread Tools | |
| |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:11 PM.
