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    Posted: December 02 2004 at 4:56pm
I just got some new PC Lights from JBJ and it sounds like i have an Air plain taking off then just flying all the time in my room? ShockedWhere can i buy some new fans for it or something the fans even sound like that are going faster then slower just like an airplane? Thanks Kyle
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You posted this before. Didn't we answer you then?

Lose the plastic splash guard and disconnect the fans. That will solve the problem.
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Mark said it. Thats what I would do. Or learn to live with the sound.
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You cant get ride of the Splash guard I called the people and they said it is bad for the lights and it can be a fire  So i was just asking is there different fans i can buy that would sound better.
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I am sure you could get new fans for them.

The bulbs will get a little salt on them w/o the splash
gaurd but you can clean them off. Most aquariums
have open lighting. I heard it was better because the
splash gaurd acts as a filter and they don't get as
much light.
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Originally posted by Arcar Arcar wrote:

You cant get ride of the Splash guard I called the people and they said it is bad for the lights and it can be a fire  So i was just asking is there different fans i can buy that would sound better.


Let me explain:
The company can't tell you to do that because their lawyers fear someone would sue them if it caused a problem. That's just business.

Acar, you need to listen to me. I know that you can remove the splash guard and turn off the fans. If you are careful about splashes and clean the unit regularly, it won't cause any trouble. And if you watch the heat given off by the unit, if it gets hotter than you think it should, buy a $10 clip-on fan (a quiet one ), mount it over on a shelf or something and point it at the light fixture. It will cool the fixture just fine. You can trust me. I've been there, done that.
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Acar,

 

I have the same lighting system: JBJ.  My system occasionally makes the sound you are referring to.  I find that usually I need to clean the fan blades and the plastic that the fan blades rotate in-small amounts of salt build up that make the little motor work harder than it likes too.  Anyway, see if that helps.
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