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Planning on setting a 30 breeder SPS frag tank was looking at the 36" 250 watt HQI, 2 96 watt PC hood on aquatraders. Anuone here anything good or bad on these fixtures from Aquatraders?
I was actually thinking of getting some of their stuff too.. They had a nice 24 inch light with everything I wanted and it was super cheap. Then I read a few of these
Aquatraders is the web front end for ODYSSEA (JEBO). Extrememly low end products. I made the mistake of buying a PC light from them 3 years ago, and it was crap. DOA, it took 3 weeks to get someone to even speak english to get it changed, then it completely died in 6 months, and they refused to honor the warranty saying I mishandled it.
There have been anecdotal storys on RC about fires from their MH units...
I do know someone who has purchased from them just for the hood/bulbs. Then went and put in an Icecap Ballast and tossed the stock one away. Thing works like a dream and ended up saving a few hundred dollars by adding a little DIY to the unit.
yea if i was you, i would go for the halide fixture and then replace it with new ballasts. Its the ballasts the supposedly catch on fire, i know many people that have done this with great results.