Odyssea LED Fixtures!!! - Page 4

tkeracer619 · 06/13/2012, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G4546

In the earlier years I used a few of their fixtures for fresh and marine.. I don't use them much anymore except for the few freshwater aquariums we still have, but they have been in use 12hrs a day for years now (yes, even the old models that they said would set your house on fire). Don't believe the hype

It's 2012 and beyond, they aren't always bombs

Fixed that for you.

Ghosty · 06/13/2012, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishgate

The thing to remember with Odyssea is that after you buy them, you need to watch for sales. The lower the price, the higher the chances of them bursting into flames.

This is important!: If they have a really good sale, you need to turn off and unplug the lights until the sale is over.

The best I can determine from all the haters is that a products propensity to burst into flames is directly proportional to the cost.

It is either that or some are miffed about buying expensive magic beans that work no better than all the other beans.

tommyphones · 09/25/2012, 04:38 PM

can you please send me some pics with the BeamsWork Reef Bright LED Light Fixture i am interested in buying them. I have 1 120 gal tank that i am setting up again with 200lbs of rock. I am using a coral life with 2 mh and 2 double atinic bulbs. I would like to know if this can replace it.

driver3490 · 11/17/2012, 12:34 PM

I love the hype attached to lights and costs. All lights I have ever had have a life expectaency...wait ....that anything electrical or mechanical you say. Mmmmm. and anything electrical is never recommended around water ,,or ,,saltwater in particular..
True
My point is after years of trying to afford live plants and corals icecap to odyssea any of them can be bad and require maintence and inspection. There simply are no plug and forget fixtures in aquariums..

Khemul · 11/17/2012, 07:52 PM

Poor thread, just can't be allowed to die...

The problem isn't a matter of "anything can fail so why bother with expensive stuff". It is that Odyssea's biggest failure is in wiring. That is why some work perfectly and others fail spectacularly. Any fixture can potentially fail. But a fixture that fails because of horrible wiring... I mean, it'd be one thing if it were because of a cheap ballast. Or a cheap material design. But to fail because they couldn't be bothered to wire them adequately. There is little excuse for that. Especially since that is where you cross the line from faulty to just plain dangerous.

Odyssea could actually be rather fine for low-quality equipment, if they'd just wire the damned things correctly. They didn't even learn from their previous massive failures, since they improved wiring just enough to avoid creating fire hazards but not nearly enough to prevent component failures.

BTW, Just out of curiosity, does proper wiring really effect the price of a lighting fixture that drastically or is it just that Odyssea has a mission in life to wire everything incorrectly? I could see a fixture here and there, but I have yet to see a single Odyssea fixture get opened up and have a positive review of the wiring. It's always a long list of major mistakes. For every single light fixture model they put out.

saltymix · 11/22/2012, 07:29 AM

I have 3 odyssea lights from aquatraders and 2 of them work fine. I have ran a 24" Mh/t5 for over a a year with no problems and there freshwater led is a great light. I bought a 48" t5 quad with built in timer and right after I plugged it in the led night lights burnt out and started smoking. I contacted aquatraders and tried to exchange it. Anyone who has gotten a bad product knows they ignored me. I went down to their store front in the bay and what a $h.4 hole that place! There's some Chinese lady running the store who won't even talk to you and acts like a nazi. The Asian guy at the register was nice but he obviously had his hands tied. I owned this light for a week at that point and it was on my tank for a few minutes and they wouldn't exchange it. If you buy from them good luck you never know if what you get will work and if it doesn't

fyrfytr · 11/23/2012, 05:27 AM

The freshwater bright one is tempting for me to put over my 5gal fish only tank

saltymix · 12/04/2012, 05:07 AM

The freshwater one works great and it's really cheap. I haven't had any problems with that light and it seems like its made better. I've been running it for awhile and no LEDs have gone out. The only thing that sucks is you have to manually switch the lit from full to moonlight and you can't use a time for that feature. If you do get it I would suggest amazon because you can return it if it doesn't work. Stay away from aquatraders directly!

ashish · 03/24/2013, 04:09 PM

My cousin has the Led fixture and T5 Fixture (both odyssea) on his 120gallon tank. His tank is doing great and the colors are incredible. However, he claims he needs more blues (on his led light). Something that can be over looked (by me) since his blue led still shine more than my pc actinics.

09/25/2012, 04:38 PM	#78
tommyphones Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bellmore NY Posts: 35	replace my corallife? can you please send me some pics with the BeamsWork Reef Bright LED Light Fixture i am interested in buying them. I have 1 120 gal tank that i am setting up again with 200lbs of rock. I am using a coral life with 2 mh and 2 double atinic bulbs. I would like to know if this can replace it.

11/17/2012, 12:34 PM	#79
driver3490 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 29	I love the hype attached to lights and costs. All lights I have ever had have a life expectaency...wait ....that anything electrical or mechanical you say. Mmmmm. and anything electrical is never recommended around water ,,or ,,saltwater in particular.. True My point is after years of trying to afford live plants and corals icecap to odyssea any of them can be bad and require maintence and inspection. There simply are no plug and forget fixtures in aquariums.. __________________ Driver 3490 50 gallon Oceanic future reef, 2 96 watt pc, mag5 in a 20 long sump, Herbie inspired sleep friendly overflow. Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon Oceanic w/ a Herbie inspired overflow, 20 long sump w danner mag 5, 2 96watt pc on a single ballast

11/22/2012, 07:29 AM	#81
saltymix Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 67	Aquatraders suck I have 3 odyssea lights from aquatraders and 2 of them work fine. I have ran a 24" Mh/t5 for over a a year with no problems and there freshwater led is a great light. I bought a 48" t5 quad with built in timer and right after I plugged it in the led night lights burnt out and started smoking. I contacted aquatraders and tried to exchange it. Anyone who has gotten a bad product knows they ignored me. I went down to their store front in the bay and what a $h.4 hole that place! There's some Chinese lady running the store who won't even talk to you and acts like a nazi. The Asian guy at the register was nice but he obviously had his hands tied. I owned this light for a week at that point and it was on my tank for a few minutes and they wouldn't exchange it. If you buy from them good luck you never know if what you get will work and if it doesn't

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11/17/2012, 07:52 PM	#80
Khemul Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 988	Poor thread, just can't be allowed to die... The problem isn't a matter of "anything can fail so why bother with expensive stuff". It is that Odyssea's biggest failure is in wiring. That is why some work perfectly and others fail spectacularly. Any fixture can potentially fail. But a fixture that fails because of horrible wiring... I mean, it'd be one thing if it were because of a cheap ballast. Or a cheap material design. But to fail because they couldn't be bothered to wire them adequately. There is little excuse for that. Especially since that is where you cross the line from faulty to just plain dangerous. Odyssea could actually be rather fine for low-quality equipment, if they'd just wire the damned things correctly. They didn't even learn from their previous massive failures, since they improved wiring just enough to avoid creating fire hazards but not nearly enough to prevent component failures. BTW, Just out of curiosity, does proper wiring really effect the price of a lighting fixture that drastically or is it just that Odyssea has a mission in life to wire everything incorrectly? I could see a fixture here and there, but I have yet to see a single Odyssea fixture get opened up and have a positive review of the wiring. It's always a long list of major mistakes. For every single light fixture model they put out.

11/23/2012, 05:27 AM	#82
fyrfytr Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 87	The freshwater bright one is tempting for me to put over my 5gal fish only tank

12/04/2012, 05:07 AM	#83
saltymix Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 67	The freshwater one works great and it's really cheap. I haven't had any problems with that light and it seems like its made better. I've been running it for awhile and no LEDs have gone out. The only thing that sucks is you have to manually switch the lit from full to moonlight and you can't use a time for that feature. If you do get it I would suggest amazon because you can return it if it doesn't work. Stay away from aquatraders directly!

03/24/2013, 04:09 PM	#84
ashish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bridgewater NJ Posts: 500	My cousin has the Led fixture and T5 Fixture (both odyssea) on his 120gallon tank. His tank is doing great and the colors are incredible. However, he claims he needs more blues (on his led light). Something that can be over looked (by me) since his blue led still shine more than my pc actinics.