aquatraders

chico-ss · 11-03-2005, 07:48 PM

hi guys,
has anyone ever dealt with aquatraders? am thinking about buying a metal halide lighting unit from them. any thoughts ? the unit is an oddyssea 48 in metal halide compact fl. w/ moonlites price was very reasonable i thought. what do guys think? thanks for the feedback

chico-ss

motorslave · 11-03-2005, 07:58 PM

Havent dealt with them and wont. Ive heard some horror stories.

Robert

adams8229 · 11-04-2005, 08:44 AM

what are the horror stories? They have really cheap prices, do they not send you the gear?

Schwaggs · 11-04-2005, 09:03 AM

I ordered a 48" and 24" HO T5 fixture from them and all I can say is you get what you pay for. The lights are adequatly built but I wouldn't call them bullet proof. They function just fine but the spectrum of their "Actinic" bulbs are not even close. The cast a baby-blue tint as opposed to a dark blue/purple tint of real actinic bulbs. The other thing I don't like compared to some of the other fixtures on the market is:

External Ballast
No separate power cords for daylight and Actinic bulbs
The endcaps look cheap and I'm not sure how long they will hold up

motorslave · 11-04-2005, 10:28 AM

I heard, but cant say for sure, that they rebuild and sell as new. Also heard that the customer service, if something does go wrong, is not there.

Robert

DSB · 11-05-2005, 12:57 AM

I've bought from them too. You get what you pay for, I'm happy with what I got. I had a bulb go bad, and they sent me 2 at NC to replace it.