Some building was remolding, and I got an 8' light fixture out of the trash. It has a "rapid start ballast" for four 4' lights. This isn't the same as an "electronic" ballast, is it? I think the "tombstones" are for T-10 or T-8 bulbs. (Why is it called "T", tombstone? What does 12, 10, and 8 mean?) Also, I was wondering if there was some kind of shock or strut or whatever to make life easier for when I open the lid of the oak canopy top. It weighs a ton, and it doesn't stay open, so I have to prop something in there. I worked on a 300 gallon at a CWU, and they had something for their canopy lid, maybe like what a screen door has, and it closed slowly. I can't remember how it stayed open. Susan _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member