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Old 08-21-2008, 06:01 AM
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Question Lighting Fans

Hey guys I just bought a fixture on ebay (regretting it now) with 2 250W 14k metal halides, 2 LED moon lights and 4 55W actinics. I just plugged it in and noticed it got real hot real fast and upon further review realized the fixture doesn't have any cooling fans : (. So I opened it up to see if there would be room anywhere to add some, turns out I have no idea what "enough room" is. I also found two large tan cubical objects in the center of the fixture with a bunch of copper wire wound up inside it and a number of different wires going in and out of it with a few that just stopped. It was super hot. I'm guessing this is some sort of power supply but I have no idea how any of this stuff works....

So, to my question, well questions.

Does anyone have any recommendations to what type of fans I should use, how many and where to place them (I can send pics if anyone has any idea about this)

...and...

What the heck are the two large cubes in the center with the wires hanging from it?

The joys of ebay and starting a reef tank. Thanks everyone.

Pat B
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