So I have a fish tank that takes
L288mm
I'm: 400
kWh/1000h = 8
( I hope this means something to somebody, just putting what's on the box)
I think it a 8 inch tube.
Fluorescent tubes and every time I put one on the tank they work bright for about 30
Seconds then just dim down and eventually go off all in about a minuet, I've bought 3 of these all rated 'A' for efficient and they just die straight away, I had a look at the wiring and it looks fine, no soldier has come of the board or the wires and the on off switch seems to be fine, ( there was some slight water in the switch) but even when dried out it still wasn't working right, like I said, it just goes
Bright
Dim
Dimmer
More or less off
All in about a minuet
The tubes aren't black although all 3
We're a little rattley when I got them
Home but I've heard that, that isn't a problem for the lights, it's just a bit of zinc I heard but I don't know.
I'm having to resort using my
iPhone torch to see the fish at night which I hate doing because I understand it can hurt the fish's eyes so that's why I need this sorting, anyone help please?