awuatraders MH lights

Discussion in 'Equipment' started by donut, Mar 18, 2008.

  1. donut

    donut Guest

    I have two different odessya fixtures.

    1) 108w 2x54 T5 - Great fixture. no fans, low profile

    2) 760w 4x65w + 2x250w MH + moonlights
    This fixture is well made nice and sturdy. Two of the 65w PCompact actinics failed (ballast) within two weeks. The other two have continued to work for 5 months. The MH work just fine. Overall, it's more than I expected. I cracked it open and inspected all of the wiring and overall build quality and it looks good. The fan is a little louder than I would like and I'm not sure how much flow it actually makes. The PC ballast are clearly crap but, it would be cheap to replace. The true is that I like the light better with one actinic on each side instead of two. Hrm.. what else.. there are 6 plugs... one for each MH, 2 for the PCs, 1 for the moonlights and one for the fan. The MH bulbs seem to be nice and white. The PAR meter registered about 1800 on the bulb (through the glass) ~350 1/2 way down my tank and about 150 at the bottom of my tank. (22inches of water and the light sits about 5 inches off the water). The light is about 10" wide.

    Seeing that yu can buy this light, replace all the parts and still be cheaper than the others on the market, I would defintely buy this again. Having said that, it's not perfect and you get what you pay for... yada yada yada.
     

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