tell me what you think about odyssea lights.

mill1201 · 01/18/2007, 03:04 PM

are they crap?
are they decent?
are they nice?
etc..

AquaReeferMan · 01/18/2007, 03:45 PM

They are garbage. Last years model and this years. The fans blow out within a couple of weeks. The ballasts fry every couple of months and aquatraders has crappy customer service so it takes forever to get replacement parts. Dont waste your money on them. Take that money, save some more, and buy a quality lighting fixture.

mistermikev · 01/18/2007, 03:51 PM

or goto ebay and find a DIY retrofit for $150ish.

superfirefly · 01/18/2007, 04:15 PM

I agree with all stated. i have purchased three of their lights. the 48" 260W PC the 36" 192 PC and the 24" T5 HO. I bought these all within 6 months that is why I continued to buy them.

I bought the 36"PC first. It seemed to be a great fixture except the fans were noisy. My corals seem to be doing great (softies). Then after a year the ballast went out. The good thing is I found a quality ballast to replace the blown one for around $20 shipped. I Decided to upgrade to Bluewave MH setup instead and I am so glad I did. That tank looks a million times better now.

The T5 fixture was crap from the get go. It barley lit the 10G it was on. The screw in incadescent bulbs it came with looked better.

The 260 W is a little over a year old and still kicking but the fans are long gone (I think they made it about a month). It is on a freshwater tank though so as far as how corals would like it I can not say.

TOURKID · 01/18/2007, 04:20 PM

odyssea should be banned from making any equipment. they are awful

demeyer2 · 01/18/2007, 05:01 PM

you get what you pair for, mine never set on fire like everyone says but with discount bulbs and a discount ballast the quality just isn't there. save your money, buy quality everytime, it will make you broke if you try to cut corners (except for DIY stuff) in this hobby IMO

LobsterOfJustice · 01/18/2007, 06:02 PM

I bought a small 18w unit to fit on a 2.5g tank for $20. I had it for about two years, I was very happy with the unit. I recently sold the setup to someone else.

musty baby · 01/18/2007, 06:56 PM

Mine have burned twice. And by burned I mean caught fire.

I dismantled mine the other day for parts.

01/18/2007, 03:04 PM	#1
mill1201 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 53	tell me what you think about odyssea lights. are they crap? are they decent? are they nice? etc..

01/18/2007, 03:45 PM	#2
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	They are garbage. Last years model and this years. The fans blow out within a couple of weeks. The ballasts fry every couple of months and aquatraders has crappy customer service so it takes forever to get replacement parts. Dont waste your money on them. Take that money, save some more, and buy a quality lighting fixture. __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

01/18/2007, 03:51 PM	#3
mistermikev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 790	or goto ebay and find a DIY retrofit for $150ish. __________________ "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production... Too weird to live, and too rare to die." "A drink... for all my friends!" Current Tank Info: 75gal mixed reef + 20gal sump w/ 2 * 175w halides, 2 * 95w vhos, 1* 50w no, led moonlighting, cs220, maxijet 1200s/sureflos, hang on refuge, deep sand bed...

01/18/2007, 04:20 PM	#5
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	odyssea should be banned from making any equipment. they are awful __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

01/18/2007, 06:02 PM	#7
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	I bought a small 18w unit to fit on a 2.5g tank for $20. I had it for about two years, I was very happy with the unit. I recently sold the setup to someone else. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

01/18/2007, 04:15 PM	#4
superfirefly Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Charles, Missouri Posts: 560	I agree with all stated. i have purchased three of their lights. the 48" 260W PC the 36" 192 PC and the 24" T5 HO. I bought these all within 6 months that is why I continued to buy them. I bought the 36"PC first. It seemed to be a great fixture except the fans were noisy. My corals seem to be doing great (softies). Then after a year the ballast went out. The good thing is I found a quality ballast to replace the blown one for around $20 shipped. I Decided to upgrade to Bluewave MH setup instead and I am so glad I did. That tank looks a million times better now. The T5 fixture was crap from the get go. It barley lit the 10G it was on. The screw in incadescent bulbs it came with looked better. The 260 W is a little over a year old and still kicking but the fans are long gone (I think they made it about a month). It is on a freshwater tank though so as far as how corals would like it I can not say.

01/18/2007, 05:01 PM	#6
demeyer2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sausalito, CA Posts: 455	you get what you pair for, mine never set on fire like everyone says but with discount bulbs and a discount ballast the quality just isn't there. save your money, buy quality everytime, it will make you broke if you try to cut corners (except for DIY stuff) in this hobby IMO

01/18/2007, 06:56 PM	#8
musty baby Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: over yonder Posts: 1,751	Mine have burned twice. And by burned I mean caught fire. I dismantled mine the other day for parts.