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its just a cheap strip light with the ballast inside. i was just wondering if there was anything to keep the power cord in the fixture other than the ballast wires(so if some moron yanks on it, it doesnt mess up everything)

no, its the kind you usally hardwire. i got a powercord for it but wasnt sure if there was anything else i needed

its not wired at all. is there something i could use that will keep the power cord from being pulled out once i install it? so the wires arnt the only thing holding it in the housing

i bought a set for my tanks. is there away to keep the cord from getting pulled out of the fixture?

yeah, i thought alot of them would need replacing, but its not my store ;) theres about 15 lights all wired together on each side. could i replace them one here and there with any kind of ballast or do they all have to be the same?

yeah they only seem to last around acouple of months in there. minus the ones that arnt usable ;)

yeah, i've been reading and found that some pre 1979 ballasts contain pcb's. the lights are from around that time. maybe a couple years newer.

its the striplights in a lfs. they are old as sin and some no longer have any plastic left 8O

is there anything special to do or do you just pull out the wires and stick them into the new endcaps?

whats the best way to wire these things so they are at least water resistant?

no python, the only sink i could use is 1 floor away and on the other side of the house. i/ve been doing 50% changs for around 4-5 months now. the tap is the same as the tank. also the nitrate was checked right before the weekly change

noone can help?

i'll be going to the lsf in less than an hour so if theres anyone who knows whats going on please help

ph 7.8-8 ammonia 0 nitrate seems to be 40 but they could have made the colors easyer to distinguish i didnt have time to do nitrite but i dont think it would be anything

i have rams so i try to keep the water clean as possable. i used to do 2 25% A week but dont have the time off to do it now. i also have sand and one of my plants like to cover the tank is crap(leaves are everywhere yet it grows like crazy)