coleman4545 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 hey i have a bc 14 3 to 4 months old and today the 10k bulb decided it didnt want to turn on and then when it did all but half of one side lit up, actinic's still work fine so im guessing just a bad bulb or ballast(hope not) what do you think? thanks Link to comment
gregzbobo Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 hey i have a bc 14 3 to 4 months old and today the 10k bulb decided it didnt want to turn on and then when it did all but half of one side lit up, actinic's still work fine so im guessing just a bad bulb or ballast(hope not) what do you think? thanks Not certain if it matters, probably not, but try flipping the bulb over, if the side that WASN'T lighting now lights up, while the other side doesn't, I would suspect a wiring/ballast issue, if it stays unlit, bad bulb. Link to comment
uwwmatt Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Not certain if it matters, probably not, but try flipping the bulb over, if the side that WASN'T lighting now lights up, while the other side doesn't, I would suspect a wiring/ballast issue, if it stays unlit, bad bulb. Or just swap ballasts. If the other one lights up fine then its not a ballast problem. Link to comment
gregzbobo Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Or just swap ballasts. If the other one lights up fine then its not a ballast problem. that too, I forgot the Biocubes have dual ballasts. lol Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 contact oceanic. i got 2 brand new bulbs that way.. free of charge. Link to comment
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