Anyone with aquamedic ocean light?is this normal?

njfish77 · 01/01/2006, 08:54 AM

Well i got a 250 watt aquamedic oceanlight brand new. the ballast makes a humming noise is this normal??

geo · 01/01/2006, 09:44 AM

I have that set up and the ballast does have a slight buzz to it. I keep the ballast in the basement.

swashbuckler · 01/01/2006, 11:10 AM

normal

i have a 150W and it makes a buzz/hum..

NewbeeReefer · 01/01/2006, 11:25 AM

Geo, your wires were long enough to keep the ballast in the basement or did you extend them? I'd love to move them away from my tank. The buzzing is so annoying. Thanks.

Dom

geo · 01/01/2006, 11:31 AM

They were long enough. The light fixture is about 54" off of the floor and I can move it up about another 12-16" from there. If I were to move the ballast up into the floor joist it would be no issue for any height.
I did not move it into the basement due to the noise, I just wanted it down there and out of the way.

Rip Current · 01/01/2006, 11:41 AM

i have two of them, one is almost silent the other has a loud hum to it.

njfish77 · 01/01/2006, 01:40 PM

thanks guys.i thought that maybe i had a defected one or something.i got nervous because if i had to return it to aqua medic would i be able to do it since they burned down?

NewbeeReefer · 01/01/2006, 01:54 PM

Aquamedic burned down?

moonpod · 01/01/2006, 02:13 PM

yeah last week aquamedic usa burned down (outside of Denver)

swashbuckler · 01/01/2006, 03:22 PM

holy cow!

geo · 01/01/2006, 03:34 PM

Yeah thats a shocker. I hate to hear that.

NewbeeReefer · 01/01/2006, 05:58 PM

I hope it wasn't bulb or ballast related!

Scuba_Dave · 01/26/2006, 07:28 PM

Are they going to be able to rebuild?

rudeanduncouth · 01/27/2006, 01:32 AM

I thought it was only a fire in there warehouse. There website doesn't say anything about them burning down. Though the return would still have been a problem.

01/01/2006, 08:54 AM	#1
njfish77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 584	Anyone with aquamedic ocean light?is this normal? Well i got a 250 watt aquamedic oceanlight brand new. the ballast makes a humming noise is this normal??

01/01/2006, 09:44 AM	#2
geo RC Mod Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. George Island, FL Posts: 19,512	I have that set up and the ballast does have a slight buzz to it. I keep the ballast in the basement. __________________ I'm sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.

01/01/2006, 11:10 AM	#3
swashbuckler Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central VA Posts: 1,726	normal i have a 150W and it makes a buzz/hum.. __________________ "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop" -The Producers Current Tank Info: 40breeder, 150W AquaMedic Oceanlight, 190W VHO Superactinics, AquaC Remora, 5 gallon fuge.

01/01/2006, 11:31 AM	#5
geo RC Mod Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. George Island, FL Posts: 19,512	They were long enough. The light fixture is about 54" off of the floor and I can move it up about another 12-16" from there. If I were to move the ballast up into the floor joist it would be no issue for any height. I did not move it into the basement due to the noise, I just wanted it down there and out of the way. __________________ I'm sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.

01/01/2006, 02:13 PM	#9
moonpod Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: B.H., Los Angeles Posts: 13,053	yeah last week aquamedic usa burned down (outside of Denver) __________________ Excuses are just the nails for the house of failure. Current Tank Info: 32" Leemar starfire cube now empty and not quite so stinky

01/01/2006, 11:25 AM	#4
NewbeeReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 225	Geo, your wires were long enough to keep the ballast in the basement or did you extend them? I'd love to move them away from my tank. The buzzing is so annoying. Thanks. Dom

01/01/2006, 11:41 AM	#6
Rip Current Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OH Posts: 179	i have two of them, one is almost silent the other has a loud hum to it.

01/01/2006, 01:40 PM	#7
njfish77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 584	thanks guys.i thought that maybe i had a defected one or something.i got nervous because if i had to return it to aqua medic would i be able to do it since they burned down?

01/01/2006, 01:54 PM	#8
NewbeeReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 225	Aquamedic burned down?

01/01/2006, 03:22 PM	#10
swashbuckler Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central VA Posts: 1,726	holy cow! __________________ "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop" -The Producers Current Tank Info: 40breeder, 150W AquaMedic Oceanlight, 190W VHO Superactinics, AquaC Remora, 5 gallon fuge.

01/01/2006, 03:34 PM	#11
geo RC Mod Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. George Island, FL Posts: 19,512	Yeah thats a shocker. I hate to hear that. __________________ I'm sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.

01/01/2006, 05:58 PM	#12
NewbeeReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 225	I hope it wasn't bulb or ballast related!

01/26/2006, 07:28 PM	#13
Scuba_Dave EMERTXE YID Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Asylum, South of Boston, MA Posts: 10,362	Are they going to be able to rebuild?

01/27/2006, 01:32 AM	#14
rudeanduncouth Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 109	I thought it was only a fire in there warehouse. There website doesn't say anything about them burning down. Though the return would still have been a problem.