How many aquarist does it take to change a light?

[MerryCat]

Okay, I feel really, really dumb asking, but how exactly do you change the flurescent lights on an aquarium? I'm no good at the hardware stuff, and cant figure it out. My sis has tried to help me, but she's at a loss too. If anyone could help me out with this, I'd appreciate it muchly as it will save me the humiliation of havig to go crawling to the BF for help... yet again.

 

[Bol]

If it's a standard, plain old fluorescent tube, here's the scoop:

At either end of the tube, there will be two pins. When you install the tube, you line up the pins vertically, drop the tube into the slot in the endcaps, and then rotate the tube 90 degrees.

To remove it, just do the opposite. Rotate the tube 90 degrees (that is, 'spin' it in its socket), and then lift out the tube.

 

[MerryCat]

Thanks for that, Bol! ONce you told me how, I was able to fix it all by myself, and with little to no groveling ^^