Glass exploded!!!

[d-maz]

Well, I learned my first leason on how to pickup a thousand little piece out of live rock. I was moving some stuff around with those big plastic tongs and I accidentally touch the glass that covers my halides with the tongs and BOOM, it shattered in a split second.

Does anyone know if this is special glass? Can I go to a glass shop and buy a replacement? It gets really hot and I don`t know if regular glass from a glass shop can with stand the heat.

Rookie mistake.

 

[the budman]

i would venture it is special but i dont have those kind of lights so lets see if you get a better answer

 

[joe22883]

its pyrex or something special.

 

[Gallan56]

From what I have read it's just glass

 

[Gallan56]

Ok tempered glass

 

[ReefWidowed]

Dan has replacements for some....we had an Aqua Medic fixture, and we did the same a few times, I don't think it was that expensive either. I'd shoot him a Pm/email or phone call first to make sure he has your brand.

HTH Jennifer

 

[itZme]

It is tempered but it is also UV blocking. If you have a double ended bulb you will damage all your corals if you run the light without the glass. If you have a single ended MH bulb then you can run it without the shield since the outside of the bulb is UV blocking.

It doesn't take much UV light to harm the livestock so if you are running double ended bulbs I would just shut it down till you get a replacement.

Hope that helps,
-- Kevin

 

[iamwrasseman]

uh isnt that redundent or am i missing something ?

 

[Bowman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14574673#post14574673 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by itZme
If you have a double ended MH bulb then you can run it without the shield since the outside of the bulb is UV blocking.

What I think kevin meant to say was single ended bulbs.

 

[itZme]

Yep! sorry for the mix up. I edited it just in time Thanks for clearing that up John.

 

[Tonycip]

sorry for the hijack. but what protection do corals have from the suns UV's?

 

[Tswifty]

To just support what Kevin said,

If you're using Double Ended bulbs, a special glass UV glass is REQUIRED while running them. If you replace it with regular glass it will shatter.

Single Ended bulbs do not require a glass shield, and can be run without one.

 

[Tonycip]

never mind .I looked it up. the webs a wonderfull thing..

 

[d-maz]

Thanks for all the responses everyone. It is an Aqua Medic fixture with DE bulbs. I turned off the right side for now.

I called Aqua Medic and have a few replacements on their way. I tried Dan, but he didn`t have them is stock.

Thanks again.