400W Metal halide melted! Intresting day for me

[ROB712]

so i dont know if this has happened to any of you but i am running 4 400w metal halides on my 300g reef tank and it appears that one of the bulbs has melted... lol to me this seems like this sort of thing shouldnt happen take a look..
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[Bamm Bamm]

i would contact the manufacturer that is definately not supposed to happen.. Luckily it didn't burst though..

 

[Novacaine]

:eek2:

 

[Nuuze]

I had one that started doing that at the top.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1448098&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

 

[KRASHPD]

How about some details? What brand bulbs is it and what ballasts are you running them on?

 

[Electrobes]

Yowsa! Glad to see it didn't go sonic boom in your tank.

 

[Bax]

Yikes!

I'd say you got real lucky!!!!

 

[ROB712]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14321090#post14321090 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bax
Yikes!

I'd say you got real lucky!!!!

what would of happened if it exploded?

 

[Jflip2002]

Reefing as we know it, would have come to an end. Clowns would stop being funny fish. Angels would go to the dark side. Anglers wouldnt be able to catch any prey. Surgeonfish would turn to chiropractor fish. Itd be a sad, sad sight.

Or itd probably kill some of your tank inhabitants, due to the possible toxins (mercury and other metals). One of the two