Advice on a fish tank light

[Wildchild666]

hi all just a quick one to see if anyone can help plus don't know if it's in the right place to posting this

well this is how it is i've just got a 2nd hand 4ft fluval tank and in the hud it's fitted with two tub and two starter and two balist and was linked together with one power supply. so what i have done is put etch light on it own power and switch this is so i can run two different colour tubs and switch between the colours the problem am getting is now when I turn one on it starts up but flashes on and off like its not startting proper
now my question is: will i have to change the starter now they're not running as a pair of light's or is there something else I will have to do
the starter is a 65w x 2
the tub is a GLO aqua 42"/107cm/40w x 2

so any help would be good
many thanks wild

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Nothing to change if you have just split the live supply to each set of gear, assuming the setup is as you have described which is a separate set of gear for each tube . Try swapping the good tube and starter for the flashing one as it may be just coincidence that a tube or starter has failed.

 

[telectrix]

i don't eat fish, so i don't think i'm qualified to comment.

 

[Wildchild666]

@telectrix lol thanks
@wirerpull the tub is old but the starter's or new so I'll try new tub and see if that dose the trick thanks
O forgotten to say when it's flashing and I pull the starter the tub stops flashing and stays on lit

 

[telectrix]

trey changing the starter/s.

 

[Wildchild666]

Done that there both new