Light fell into the refugium!

woolfe · 04-22-2007, 03:39 PM

Hello,

I got home from work yesterday & my fuge light was in the tank buzzing. In a panic I grabbed it, got shocked

and finally unplugged it. Now here's a big surprise.....it doesn't work. I don't want to spend money on new bulbs if the light is ruined and they blow out as soon as I turn it on. I did take the whole thing apart and dried it as best as I could. I couldn't get to the ballast though. It's built into the metal housing and you can't get to it without cutting the light apart. Does anyone know if it's possible to save this light? Has this happened to anyone else? I just know it was my freakin' cats! I love them but I have to tell you their pushing their luck!

bluespotjawfish · 04-22-2007, 03:54 PM

I think you let the smoke out. Things don't work well without smoke.

sasquatch · 04-22-2007, 03:57 PM

Wow, this just happened to DaBird and Murkywaters, big impact on the water quality, ill try and bring up the thread for you.waterchanges and carbon may be in order. This may seem strange but try and rinse everything with fresh water to get the salt out, let it drain real good and then use a blow dryer.Steve

sasquatch · 04-22-2007, 04:01 PM

Oh NO!...

woolfe · 04-22-2007, 05:06 PM

I'll add the carbon as soon as I get home. I've never used it before where's the best place to put it? Should I put it right into the fuge where the light incident happened or in the sump where it will get the most circulation? Everything looked ok last night & this morning but I don't want to take any chances. My water wasn't cloudy at all. I'm hopeing it wasn't in there too long.

bluespotjawfish · 04-22-2007, 05:11 PM

I would put the activated carbon in an area that has flow (the sump). Or put it in both locations. Most likely, by the time you get home there will either be a big problem (sad looking corals, cloudy tank), or you may have gotten lucky.

murkywaters · 04-22-2007, 05:18 PM

Darn Woolfe, I'm sorry to hear that. It caused us big problems. We filtered the tank with something called a hiatt system to get everything out of the tank , did frequent water changes and used a filter sock that we changed often. We lost acros, milli, montes, fire shrimp, and more. there is a list in the thread Steve left you a link for. I hope you have better luck than we did although we didn't lose everything so we feel blessed. Keep us posted please

Snelly40 · 04-22-2007, 05:40 PM

oh no, well i hope u dont lsoe anything!!!!
keep us posted, good luck

woolfe · 04-22-2007, 07:02 PM

Thanks for all your concern. My green torch looks really bad! Everything else looks ok except most of my xenia is closed up. I put the carbon into the sump and the refugeium. Hopefully, everything will be ok.

bluespotjawfish · 04-22-2007, 07:07 PM

I hope it is ok too. I'd also do a WC.

Frankie · 04-22-2007, 09:06 PM

Bummer man! I'm just glad we didn't loose you! Don't ever just reach in and grab an electrical unit when it falls in the water! Pull the plug first.

DaBird · 04-23-2007, 12:50 AM

I would do a massave water change, like 40% to start...Then more at 20% till you've changed at least 100% of your water, sorry for your troubles and I hope that you are lucky and don't even have a hic-up...Danny

murkywaters · 04-23-2007, 02:53 PM

How are things today?

KodiakBear · 04-23-2007, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFrankie

Bummer man! I'm just glad we didn't loose you! Don't ever just reach in and grab an electrical unit when it falls in the water! Pull the plug first.

Better yet, don't go near the tank! Trip the breaker instead. I have mine marked really big with "fish room breaker" Just in case. Really glad you're safe though!

vdituri · 04-23-2007, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KodiakBear

Better yet, don't go near the tank! Trip the breaker instead. I have mine marked really big with "fish room breaker" Just in case. Really glad you're safe though!

You have a fish ROOM? Lucky!

04-22-2007, 03:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 275 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Light fell into the refugium! Hello, I got home from work yesterday & my fuge light was in the tank buzzing. In a panic I grabbed it, got shocked and finally unplugged it. Now here's a big surprise.....it doesn't work. I don't want to spend money on new bulbs if the light is ruined and they blow out as soon as I turn it on. I did take the whole thing apart and dried it as best as I could. I couldn't get to the ballast though. It's built into the metal housing and you can't get to it without cutting the light apart. Does anyone know if it's possible to save this light? Has this happened to anyone else? I just know it was my freakin' cats! I love them but I have to tell you their pushing their luck!

04-22-2007, 03:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,137 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Light fell into the refugium! I think you let the smoke out. Things don't work well without smoke. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-22-2007, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! Wow, this just happened to DaBird and Murkywaters, big impact on the water quality, ill try and bring up the thread for you.waterchanges and carbon may be in order. This may seem strange but try and rinse everything with fresh water to get the salt out, let it drain real good and then use a blow dryer.Steve

04-22-2007, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! Oh NO!...

04-22-2007, 05:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 275 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! I'll add the carbon as soon as I get home. I've never used it before where's the best place to put it? Should I put it right into the fuge where the light incident happened or in the sump where it will get the most circulation? Everything looked ok last night & this morning but I don't want to take any chances. My water wasn't cloudy at all. I'm hopeing it wasn't in there too long.

04-22-2007, 05:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,137 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Light fell into the refugium! I would put the activated carbon in an area that has flow (the sump). Or put it in both locations. Most likely, by the time you get home there will either be a big problem (sad looking corals, cloudy tank), or you may have gotten lucky. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-22-2007, 05:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
murkywaters Elegance coral Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,238 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! Darn Woolfe, I'm sorry to hear that. It caused us big problems. We filtered the tank with something called a hiatt system to get everything out of the tank , did frequent water changes and used a filter sock that we changed often. We lost acros, milli, montes, fire shrimp, and more. there is a list in the thread Steve left you a link for. I hope you have better luck than we did although we didn't lose everything so we feel blessed. Keep us posted please __________________ GO SPURS GO Spurs are the champions whoot (I was offered deluxed accomodations in the doghouse for not updating this sooner) The videos below are of Mrs. Teresa Sasquatch, http://www.reefspace.net/video/video...859:Video:9950 http://www.reefspace.net/video/video...59:Video:10166

04-22-2007, 05:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,446 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Light fell into the refugium! oh no, well i hope u dont lsoe anything!!!! keep us posted, good luck __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

04-22-2007, 07:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 275 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! Thanks for all your concern. My green torch looks really bad! Everything else looks ok except most of my xenia is closed up. I put the carbon into the sump and the refugeium. Hopefully, everything will be ok.

04-22-2007, 07:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,137 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Light fell into the refugium! I hope it is ok too. I'd also do a WC. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

04-22-2007, 09:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 7,119 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! Bummer man! I'm just glad we didn't loose you! Don't ever just reach in and grab an electrical unit when it falls in the water! Pull the plug first. __________________ Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

04-23-2007, 12:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
DaBird Smart Alec with feathers Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring Branch, Texas Posts: 1,042 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! I would do a massave water change, like 40% to start...Then more at 20% till you've changed at least 100% of your water, sorry for your troubles and I hope that you are lucky and don't even have a hic-up...Danny __________________ "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging..." Will Rogers 75 gal Oceanic started in 2001 30 gal fuge/sump 125 lb. LR, 100 lb. LS 2x 250w Reflux MH 12,000k pendants Remora pro skimmer W/1200 mag. Hydor Korlia #4, 6 assorted PHs. 1 pair of Ocellaris, Powder Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Regal Tang, Scooter, Lawnmower, Red Mandarin, Flame Angel, 2 chromis, Copperband, 1 Emerald, 2 Blue legs, 1 Zebra hermit... Acros,Rainbow Monti, Leathers, Zoos, Zoos and more Zoos, Shrooms...

04-23-2007, 02:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
murkywaters Elegance coral Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,238 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Light fell into the refugium! How are things today? __________________ GO SPURS GO Spurs are the champions whoot (I was offered deluxed accomodations in the doghouse for not updating this sooner) The videos below are of Mrs. Teresa Sasquatch, http://www.reefspace.net/video/video...859:Video:9950 http://www.reefspace.net/video/video...59:Video:10166

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