Im Ready to Get a Light

Ltrepeter2000 · Post by **Ltrepeter2000** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:16 pm

Phone trouble = Owner on vacation for a week Just FYI, I left him a message and supposedly he is calling people back for an hour a day so hopefully I will hear from him shortly.

Ltrepeter2000 · Post by **Ltrepeter2000** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:49 pm

Ordered the light yesterday, looking forward to seeing it over the tank. $195 shipped with legs. 48 Inch 4x54 T5 HO Black Solar Hood from Catalina. The owners are back from vacation.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:50 pm

awesome! i though about that one but since i bought one for Sheryl (my wife's sis) i wasn't going to have enough money

i am however saving for my 6 feet one now

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:22 pm

i got in touch today with Catalina finding out some info about the 6 feet light and they told me the bulbs are 5 feet long

anyhow, i was looking to get the 72 inch solar t5 HO. 6 80 watt , what do you guys think? since the bulbs are going to be 5 feet long will there be a lack of light output? is too bad they don't make it 6 feet light bulbs

but the bulbs will be staggered...again, any imput apreciated,t hanks!

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:34 am

Get 2 banks of 3 foot bulbs.

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:58 pm

36 inch fixtures, that's a good option, then the lights may be used for smaller 50 or 65 gallon tanks down the road if necessary. And may be easier to sell also.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:05 pm

hi, who here has ever had an issue with any solar T5 from catalina? my mom whent to turn the lights on in the morning and the fixture made a "click" noice and two bulbs in one switch went down

i switched bulbs around into the one working switch and they work fine so is defenitly the fixture...

:(

Post by **krisw** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:14 pm

Sounds like it could be a ballast. Call up Catalina, they're good about making things right.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:26 pm

yes, just got off the phone and they are sending me two bulbs and two ballast, he told me if i can not put the ballast on send it in and they would just send me another fixture. anyone can put the ballast on willing to help? i never tried but hopefully it will be easy.

MR_Shrimp · Post by **MR_Shrimp** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:32 pm

it is super easy...
it can be as easy as unplugging wires and connecting them to the new ballast with quick connects
or sometimes you have to strip the ends of the wires and connect it to the new ballast.

just make sure you go around the wires a few times with electrical tape so the moisture doesn't become a problem.

if you can't do it I'll be willing to help, bring it over and I'll replace it for you... I live in Falls Chch.

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