Hello.
I recently got a 55 gallon with two 17watt lights on it from petsmart. It's the topfin brand. When I leave them plugged in, there's a plastic burning smell that comes up through the vents. It's usually pretty subdued, but if I leave my door shut it's quite powerful in the afternoon. Since the lights are new, I thought there might be a break in period where they do this. Has anyone experienced this? Also, I thought since it was coming from both lights it is unlikely to be a defect.
Please comment if you've had any experience with this kind of thing, or maybe if there's a particular brand you can recommend. I don't want to spend money on lights I allready paid for, but I also don't want them to burn up.
Thanks.
I recently got a 55 gallon with two 17watt lights on it from petsmart. It's the topfin brand. When I leave them plugged in, there's a plastic burning smell that comes up through the vents. It's usually pretty subdued, but if I leave my door shut it's quite powerful in the afternoon. Since the lights are new, I thought there might be a break in period where they do this. Has anyone experienced this? Also, I thought since it was coming from both lights it is unlikely to be a defect.
Please comment if you've had any experience with this kind of thing, or maybe if there's a particular brand you can recommend. I don't want to spend money on lights I allready paid for, but I also don't want them to burn up.
Thanks.