WOW what a difference

[JoeA]

Just got this 24" Odyssea Power compact light...and WOW what a difference. The few corals I do have look much nicer and seem to respond to the better light. The light was $49.00 + $14 shipping. It seems pretty good so far and it even has fans and came with One 65W 12000K Daylight, One 65W Actinic Blue.

 

[seaham358]

How is the quality? I just ordered the same thin but in 65 watt. How long did it tank to get it..

 

[JoeA]

The quality is pretty good....I don't have any experience with other brands. The unit is pretty well built, sleek and solid. I too have 2-65 watt bulbs and the corals almost immediately responded to it. My Anemone perked right up.

 

[seaham358]

Good to hear that its nice.. Im getting the single 65 watt for my refugium..... Thanks for the info.

 

[revhtree]

I think I am going to purchase one for my sump/refugium!

Cant beat that price. Even if it's not that great, your not out big bucks.

 

[Jason]

how wide is that light? I want to put another PC on my tank but I don't really have a lot of space in the front

 

[tmcpeek]

Where did you get them? I would like an inexpensive one for my qt and refugium.

 

[IfoundNemo]

You can find plenty of those lights on ebay.com

 

[Bearfan]

Anyone had one of these running for an extended period (6 months +)?

 

[seaham358]

aquatraders.com sells them......

 

[malkore]

I"m with Bearfan...I trust coralife fixtures because I've used them and could see the quality.
Lots of the cheaper fixtures, like those 40-80watt ones DrsFosterSmith.com had...were terrible. Units that wouldn't even fire up because there were defective...and obviously cheaply made.

I mean, you can barely buy 2 65watt power compact bulbs for $40...and even a cheap electronic ballast runs $20.

So yeah, I'll be really interested to hear about long-term satisfaction with these units.

 

[seaham358]

Malkore, Where can you get a electric ballast for PC lights. My corallife 65w pc light died and I looked on the net with no luck. So I ordered one of the Odyssea lights from aquatraders. Worth a shot.