need some help..

SueT · 09-15-2006, 06:07 PM

We had a storm roll through while ago and our power flickered on and right back on. Of course my halides went off and after cooling down 1 side fired right back up. The other side will not fire back up. I have 2 less than 3 month old single 250w E ballast from CoralVue. They are on timers. One side is fine. I even took the bulb out and tried another old bulb thinking maybe the bulb was blown out. Nope it won't fire up either.

Does this sound like it blew my ballast??

TIA..

prow · 09-15-2006, 06:14 PM

check to see if you blew a fuse on the ballast. also check the timer see if you can fire it up with out the timer. dout you blew the ballast but its possible.

SueT · 09-15-2006, 06:16 PM

Thanks for the fast info.. How would I check to see if the fuse was blown, sorry but I'm equipment challenged... I will right now see if I can plug it in without the timer..

SueT · 09-15-2006, 06:20 PM

prow, great news, you hit the nail on the head. The light came right on without the timer..

Thank you so much!!!!!

boozeman · 09-15-2006, 06:26 PM

I just love happy endings!!

SueT · 09-15-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boozeman

I just love happy endings!!

I heard that!!!!!!

prow · 09-15-2006, 06:30 PM

sweet, glad to hear it. what a relief huh.

o just a FYI your fuse on the ballast should be on the ballast. somewhere near the plug wire. it should have a twist cap. just incase you ever have to replace it in the future. at least you will know where it is.

o again. one last thing. not sure what timer you have but some have a trip or fuse of there own. might be able to rest it. something you mihgt want to look into before you go out and buy another.

SueT · 09-15-2006, 06:38 PM

Yes, major relief. Thanks again.. and thanks on the fuse info too..

Guess I'm gonna have to start getting into the equipment side of this hobby too..lol.

Snelly40 · 09-15-2006, 06:40 PM

good to hear, the fust will be in the ballast like said above, its gonna be a big fuse in that light, good to know where it is becaseu someday that might blow.
good luck with it all

Witfull · 09-15-2006, 07:50 PM

all is good in reefdom~

Woodstock · 09-15-2006, 08:19 PM

Good learning experience! Glad it was an easy fix!

lcstorc · 09-15-2006, 09:14 PM

Great to hear.

SueT · 09-16-2006, 09:53 AM

yes, Wit all is well in reefdom this morning. Thanks also Snelly.. Yes, Woodstock I'm always up for a learning experience, but this one was a bit trying. I couldn't type fast enough to get the question on line. What would take me a few seconds took minutes cause every word I typed was spelled way wrong. Thanks..And Lynn, thanks to you too.

I am so thankfull this board is here especially when I had the need for info. Ya'll came through like troopers, er, reefers.

lcstorc · 09-16-2006, 10:11 AM

Trust me, I know the feeling.
Nothing like knowing someone will try to help at pretty much any time. RS has come through for me more than once in a crisis.
Not sure if you tried or not, but frequently there is someone in chat as well that will try to help. Post regardless, since lots of people don't chat and the rest of us get to learn that way as well.

SueT · 09-16-2006, 05:18 PM

Thanks Lynn, actually I had not thought about chat. See, I'm still learning.

09-15-2006, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	need some help.. We had a storm roll through while ago and our power flickered on and right back on. Of course my halides went off and after cooling down 1 side fired right back up. The other side will not fire back up. I have 2 less than 3 month old single 250w E ballast from CoralVue. They are on timers. One side is fine. I even took the bulb out and tried another old bulb thinking maybe the bulb was blown out. Nope it won't fire up either. Does this sound like it blew my ballast?? TIA.. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

09-15-2006, 06:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,276 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need some help.. check to see if you blew a fuse on the ballast. also check the timer see if you can fire it up with out the timer. dout you blew the ballast but its possible.

09-15-2006, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need some help.. Thanks for the fast info.. How would I check to see if the fuse was blown, sorry but I'm equipment challenged... I will right now see if I can plug it in without the timer.. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

09-15-2006, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need some help.. prow, great news, you hit the nail on the head. The light came right on without the timer.. Thank you so much!!!!! __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

09-15-2006, 06:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need some help.. I just love happy endings!! __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

09-15-2006, 06:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,276 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need some help.. sweet, glad to hear it. what a relief huh. o just a FYI your fuse on the ballast should be on the ballast. somewhere near the plug wire. it should have a twist cap. just incase you ever have to replace it in the future. at least you will know where it is. o again. one last thing. not sure what timer you have but some have a trip or fuse of there own. might be able to rest it. something you mihgt want to look into before you go out and buy another.

09-15-2006, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need some help.. Yes, major relief. Thanks again.. and thanks on the fuse info too.. Guess I'm gonna have to start getting into the equipment side of this hobby too..lol. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

09-15-2006, 06:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,954 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need some help.. good to hear, the fust will be in the ballast like said above, its gonna be a big fuse in that light, good to know where it is becaseu someday that might blow. good luck with it all __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

09-15-2006, 08:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,669 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need some help.. Good learning experience! Glad it was an easy fix! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

09-15-2006, 09:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,948 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need some help.. Great to hear. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

09-16-2006, 09:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need some help.. yes, Wit all is well in reefdom this morning. Thanks also Snelly.. Yes, Woodstock I'm always up for a learning experience, but this one was a bit trying. I couldn't type fast enough to get the question on line. What would take me a few seconds took minutes cause every word I typed was spelled way wrong. Thanks..And Lynn, thanks to you too. I am so thankfull this board is here especially when I had the need for info. Ya'll came through like troopers, er, reefers. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

09-16-2006, 10:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,948 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need some help.. Trust me, I know the feeling. Nothing like knowing someone will try to help at pretty much any time. RS has come through for me more than once in a crisis. Not sure if you tried or not, but frequently there is someone in chat as well that will try to help. Post regardless, since lots of people don't chat and the rest of us get to learn that way as well. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

09-16-2006, 05:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need some help.. Thanks Lynn, actually I had not thought about chat. See, I'm still learning. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

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