Jewel Rio 240 Lighting Problem Please Help!

[john wind]

hi all, just recently the lighting in my tank has started to play up. The lights switch on fine but after a couple of minutes cuts out. I have checked the wiring in the plug, by passed the switch and removed the light tubes to check the contacts - all this looks ok. When lights are on i notice the one tube is quite pink in colour, would you say this tube is on its way out and is causing the problem? i hear that the jewel light units do play up a bit so its probably more complicated than that. Are there starters anywhere in the unit that would be easy to get to and replace?

Thanks for any help, John.

 

[laura120381]

hi john,

how long have these tubes been fitted in your tank?? it is generally recommended that they be changed once a year.

L

 

[dh058977]

Id guess that the ballast is going, check out this thread -
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/265546-fixing-juwel-light-bar/

 

[jojouk]

Hi,

Mine on my Rio 180 did exactly the same thing. My first instict was that it was a starter or something, and I started to panic.

I took out the bulbs and had a good look - it turned out that one of the bulbs had a burn mark on one end, inside the tube? I replaced that bulb and hey presto, all is well!

I would suggest changing the bulbs first, as they are comparitively cheap compared to the light fitting