mogul base halide cracked

[good one]

anyone ever had the outside glass of their mogul based halide bulb crack? if so, after how old?

 

[JonTarutis]

have had it happen many a time.... usually due to a splashing although some times I've deduced it to being a "cheap" lamp. Discontinue using it immediately unless you want to play the odds with massive uv leakage...

 

[good one]

ya i took it off as soon as i noticed it. i think it may have been caused by the cold air getting sucked into the hood from the room b/c i have them mounted about 14 " above and never had any splash hit it. by the way, does everyone have their fans blowing into the hood or out? I have an open back hood and have the fans blowing in.

 

[warren thomas]

i had a bulb crack from my hippo splashing it .the bulb failed before i noticed the crack . i have no fans due to my setup in basement i dont have heat issues.

 

[BennyL69]

it may be the hairline crack I tapped into your bulb when I was over there, but thats just my opinion. By the way, has the cyanide that I put with my rose milli poisened your reef yet?

 

[good one]

phone call on the way *****