Whats your take on Odyssa lights

Dfwnoob · 03/13/2013, 08:06 AM

I got there 20 inch light fixture for my 10 g tank . Saw a lot of mix reviews but kinda old a few years back ... What do you guys think about them ?

rtparty · 03/13/2013, 08:11 AM

Cheap Chinese crap. You will spend more than you paid for the fixture just to get some decent bulbs.

Getting the good stuff up front is much cheaper in the long run.

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jsbaker · 03/13/2013, 10:16 AM

They are still crap. I thought the same exact thing you did about the reviews being a few years old and took my chances. Bought a 36" T5HO dual bulb setup last summer and had a ballast meltdown within 4 months that would have burned down something it the ballast wasn't in a metal case.

bnumair · 03/13/2013, 10:24 AM

cheap and catch on fire. ballast dont last long bulbs are low grade, units run really really hot.

Dfwnoob · 03/13/2013, 10:34 AM

Yea I got mines yesterday but left them on this morning left with worries and went back in to turn them off and just put back the standard t8 that came with the stock hood . Looking into the par30 from boostled price seems fair and might be better and safer .

Megatrev62 · 03/13/2013, 11:45 AM

Garbage. Bought a power compact back a few years ago and the bulbs were total garbage. Price most times = get what you pay for. Listen to the experts here, they know what they're talking about. I'm certainly not in that category, but have faith in those that are!!!

Reeferz412 · 03/13/2013, 11:54 AM

Their newer fixtures are decent. A good back up if anything. I had one I used until I saved more money and bought a better fixture (quad 24 in t5). The whole "they catch on fire" story was like 7 years ago. And that could happen to any fixture and they addressed the issue. But I agree, it is poor quality and you get what you pay for (one big piece of reflector not individual, sometimes bad wiring, and super poor quality bulbs that you will have to pay more than the fixture it self to replace). Never buy their power compacts, something is seriously wrong with the wiring on those things.

I had my fixture running for about 7-8 months with no problems and resold it. Their t5s and MH's are pretty good IME. I have another buddy who has had one of their halides for two years with no problems. Of course as I stated, their stock bulbs are T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E

E Rosewater · 03/13/2013, 11:59 AM

Had a T5 ballast blow in 4 months.

MBMtech · 03/13/2013, 12:06 PM

Been using a 36" t5 four bulb unit for almost 2 years now. Stock bulbs are crap. Running 4 ATI bulbs in it. Has been working fine. But, I am replacing them with a LED unit from reefbreeders.

Dfwnoob · 03/13/2013, 12:48 PM

Yea just reading reviews gives me worry to leave them on during the time I'm not home . Might use them for a bit then switch to boostled par 30 lights .

Rustafar · 03/13/2013, 05:48 PM

My Odyssea 4 X 54 watt W/timer blew a ballast in 2 months and fried the bulbs,
Replaced both ballasts with sylvania ballasts.Lights are brighter too. should get more life out of it now.
Now waiting for my Leds to blow. Lol. It's true these lights are crap.

cjr579 · 03/13/2013, 06:04 PM

I had the 20" MH on a nano cube. Worked fine by me. Upgraded the bulb and added some PC bulbs inside the fixture.

03/13/2013, 08:06 AM	#1
Dfwnoob Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 96	Whats your take on Odyssa lights I got there 20 inch light fixture for my 10 g tank . Saw a lot of mix reviews but kinda old a few years back ... What do you guys think about them ?

03/13/2013, 08:11 AM	#2
rtparty Raise The Reef! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 7,404	Cheap Chinese crap. You will spend more than you paid for the fixture just to get some decent bulbs. Getting the good stuff up front is much cheaper in the long run. Sent from my Galaxy S3 __________________ Ryan Click on my user name and check out my homepage! Current Tank Info: 50g Cadlights/Giesemann Spectra (250w Radium, 2 ATI Blue Plus, 2 ATI Actinic)/2 x Vortech MP10wQD/Skimz SN123/Eheim Compact 3000+

03/13/2013, 10:24 AM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	cheap and catch on fire. ballast dont last long bulbs are low grade, units run really really hot. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

03/13/2013, 11:45 AM	#6
Megatrev62 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ST.John's Newfoundland Canada Posts: 1,712	Garbage. Bought a power compact back a few years ago and the bulbs were total garbage. Price most times = get what you pay for. Listen to the experts here, they know what they're talking about. I'm certainly not in that category, but have faith in those that are!!! __________________ Please understand honey,it's not just me!!! Current Tank Info: 75 gallon, mixed reef,fuge.

03/13/2013, 11:54 AM	#7
Reeferz412 Coral Hoarder Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,247	Their newer fixtures are decent. A good back up if anything. I had one I used until I saved more money and bought a better fixture (quad 24 in t5). The whole "they catch on fire" story was like 7 years ago. And that could happen to any fixture and they addressed the issue. But I agree, it is poor quality and you get what you pay for (one big piece of reflector not individual, sometimes bad wiring, and super poor quality bulbs that you will have to pay more than the fixture it self to replace). Never buy their power compacts, something is seriously wrong with the wiring on those things. I had my fixture running for about 7-8 months with no problems and resold it. Their t5s and MH's are pretty good IME. I have another buddy who has had one of their halides for two years with no problems. Of course as I stated, their stock bulbs are T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E __________________ Alex FMAS Member Current Tank Info: 400 Gallons of frags... 30 gallon Deep Blue mixed reef ... 70 other tanks throughout south FL

03/13/2013, 10:16 AM	#3
jsbaker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3	They are still crap. I thought the same exact thing you did about the reviews being a few years old and took my chances. Bought a 36" T5HO dual bulb setup last summer and had a ballast meltdown within 4 months that would have burned down something it the ballast wasn't in a metal case.

03/13/2013, 10:34 AM	#5
Dfwnoob Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 96	Yea I got mines yesterday but left them on this morning left with worries and went back in to turn them off and just put back the standard t8 that came with the stock hood . Looking into the par30 from boostled price seems fair and might be better and safer .

03/13/2013, 11:59 AM	#8
E Rosewater Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 846	Had a T5 ballast blow in 4 months.

03/13/2013, 12:06 PM	#9
MBMtech Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 76	Been using a 36" t5 four bulb unit for almost 2 years now. Stock bulbs are crap. Running 4 ATI bulbs in it. Has been working fine. But, I am replacing them with a LED unit from reefbreeders.

03/13/2013, 12:48 PM	#10
Dfwnoob Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 96	Yea just reading reviews gives me worry to leave them on during the time I'm not home . Might use them for a bit then switch to boostled par 30 lights .

03/13/2013, 05:48 PM	#11
Rustafar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida. Posts: 270	My Odyssea 4 X 54 watt W/timer blew a ballast in 2 months and fried the bulbs, Replaced both ballasts with sylvania ballasts.Lights are brighter too. should get more life out of it now. Now waiting for my Leds to blow. Lol. It's true these lights are crap.

03/13/2013, 06:04 PM	#12
cjr579 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Orleans,LA Posts: 73	I had the 20" MH on a nano cube. Worked fine by me. Upgraded the bulb and added some PC bulbs inside the fixture.