alextheromanian
New member
Now i know the saynig...You get what you pay for but hear me out on this one.
Most of you or maybe just some have heard of aquatraders.com
i havent been in the hobby a long time and never actually even considered metal halides untill recently when i realised they are pretty much the only way to have a tank where you wont be limmited to what you can buy as far as corals go in there.
i have a 29gal tank right now it just finished cycling i have NO critters or fish in it yet.
it runs witha DIY 14gal sump DIY canopy and DIY stand
my first drilled tank i even made the video if me drilling it rofl.
either way...all this aside. the tank has no lights yet...besides the crappy stip it came with. i would like to turn it into a reef and not worry about what i can put it in there over time if something great does come up.
not in a rush...i have patience ...i DONT have money.
recently discovered aquatraders.com that sells some CHEAPISH fixtures...(to me 20$ is alot...but whatever...i try not to think how expensive things get sometimes.)
since the tank is 30" long...and 30" fixtures arent quite POPULAR...im pretty limited. i can put 24...but that would not be wnough Wattage and i cant fit bigger...nor would i like to.
i fount this:
http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=414
metal halide...power compact AND moon lights...two plugs ..i would have wished 3 but whatever
<b>ive heard and read the following</b>
aqua traders lights suck. they arive broken...missing parts...some even say they almost set the house on fire...and some say they arive well and working and they DO work...not best quality but they get the job done and eventually when it comes to replacing bulbs...you put better ones in and thats THAT.
the bad rep of these JBJ Odyseea ...things...seems to come from i guess early models...where they only had one PLUG...some say newer models they replaced some parts inside and added separate plugs which rsolved alot of issues with the lights themselves
<b> I NEED YOUR OPINNION AND EXPERIENCE...NESS</B>
are these worth the time? the money? or should i forget about it.
if its not a lighting fixture withing the 200$ range i wont buy it...
i dont think ANYONE really has hundreds of dollars they wouldnt miss if they were spent on a damn light fixture.
its money and you all know how crappy it can get when youre not exactly rich or wealthy for that matter.
thank you so much!
and hope to get a reply <b>soon</b>
the free shipping at aquatraders.com ends july 31st and id like to NOT pay for shipping and keep that money in the wallet for just a little bit longer
Most of you or maybe just some have heard of aquatraders.com
i havent been in the hobby a long time and never actually even considered metal halides untill recently when i realised they are pretty much the only way to have a tank where you wont be limmited to what you can buy as far as corals go in there.
i have a 29gal tank right now it just finished cycling i have NO critters or fish in it yet.
it runs witha DIY 14gal sump DIY canopy and DIY stand
my first drilled tank i even made the video if me drilling it rofl.
either way...all this aside. the tank has no lights yet...besides the crappy stip it came with. i would like to turn it into a reef and not worry about what i can put it in there over time if something great does come up.
not in a rush...i have patience ...i DONT have money.
recently discovered aquatraders.com that sells some CHEAPISH fixtures...(to me 20$ is alot...but whatever...i try not to think how expensive things get sometimes.)
since the tank is 30" long...and 30" fixtures arent quite POPULAR...im pretty limited. i can put 24...but that would not be wnough Wattage and i cant fit bigger...nor would i like to.
i fount this:
http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=414
metal halide...power compact AND moon lights...two plugs ..i would have wished 3 but whatever
<b>ive heard and read the following</b>
aqua traders lights suck. they arive broken...missing parts...some even say they almost set the house on fire...and some say they arive well and working and they DO work...not best quality but they get the job done and eventually when it comes to replacing bulbs...you put better ones in and thats THAT.
the bad rep of these JBJ Odyseea ...things...seems to come from i guess early models...where they only had one PLUG...some say newer models they replaced some parts inside and added separate plugs which rsolved alot of issues with the lights themselves
<b> I NEED YOUR OPINNION AND EXPERIENCE...NESS</B>
are these worth the time? the money? or should i forget about it.
if its not a lighting fixture withing the 200$ range i wont buy it...
i dont think ANYONE really has hundreds of dollars they wouldnt miss if they were spent on a damn light fixture.
its money and you all know how crappy it can get when youre not exactly rich or wealthy for that matter.
thank you so much!
and hope to get a reply <b>soon</b>
the free shipping at aquatraders.com ends july 31st and id like to NOT pay for shipping and keep that money in the wallet for just a little bit longer