Bulb replacement

[PeterD]

Ok so its that time of the year I have to replace my double ended metal halide bulbs. Its my first time doing this is there anything special I have to do. Its been 9 months i think maybe 10 or 11 well you know ok.

 

[rkaragozler]

when istalling the bubls never touch them with your bare fingers, try to use a tissue, or a soft cloth, i use a piece of cloth that you use to clean glasses with. The reason behind this is that your fingers have oil on them and this degrades the bulbs.ohh and another thing please change the bulbs in the morning before your light cycle begins, i have heard of stories where people shut down their lights and wait 15 minutes and wind up burning their fingers. another thing is that you might have to decrease your light cycle, the bulbs you are putting in will be a lot stronger, and may stress your coral

 

[PeterD]

Thanks that good to know i would of done it right after my lights turned off.

 

[D1J8Z]

what bulbs are you thinking of trying?

 

[THEDLO]

another thing is that you might have to decrease your light cycle, the bulbs you are putting in will be a lot stronger, and may stress your coral

wow thanks richie never thought of it like that! good post

 

[PeterD]

well something is very bad the one of the sockets is messed up and there is no way for me to fix it the bulb can't stay in place it just falls out.

 

[rkaragozler]

what brand fixture do you have, pic please, i might have a extra piece on hand

 

[PeterD]

Odysea :shhh:thanks I might order a pair from online anyways
Heres the best picture i could get you can see the broken piece in the middle.

 

[rkaragozler]

ok did you try poping the piece back in place with a thin needle nose plier, it looks like the left leg came loose from the base.

 

[PeterD]

yeah i tried with a small screw driver im going to try with the needle nose next after Homework

 

[PeterD]

i got it to work thank god

 

[rkaragozler]

yeahhhhhhhhhh

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Actually, you don't want to touch the bulbs with your bare hands because impurities on the glass surface can cause a difference in temp which will cause the bulb to pop when it lights, due to parts of the surface expanding at different rates.