Tank Lid Replacement

[martin a]

Hope someone can help. I'm a new user of the forum - we have a AA aquarium type GPS 761. The lamp went the other day, but when I purchased a replacement that did not work either - I was told that there was a problem with the lamp mechanism which meant that I needed to replace the lid of the tank. I've been on AA-aquarium's website, but can't find a match for our tank. Has anyone any suggestions as to how I can sort out this problem.

 

[Lateral Line]

I've never seen any of their products nor heard of them. There are a number of Chinese products around now though. Let's say their quality control and service is somewhat lacking...

What to do depends on how accessible the parts are. If you can rip the old starter out and put a new one in, well job done. Just make sure the starter is of the same rating as your lamp.

If the starter is integrated into the structure so that it cannot readily be pulled out, (hack saws and drills are your friends), then a new hood maybe the only option.

I've built my own for years, as the commercial ones never have enough space for lighting. There are some pinned topics at the top of the forum with help in that direction.

If you don't have the tools/confidence to try that, take the dead hood to an LFS which carries a big range of tanks and see if your dead hood fits on one of their tanks, reversing the process, the hood for that tank should fit yours, may take a little adjusting, (remember hack saws and drills are your friends).