dmolavi
Aquarium Advice Addict
The "best bang for your buck" thread is a massive archive of what LEDs to use, how many, etc. In the end, it boiled down to (SPOILER ALERT) the Taotronics panels.
But, it seems that over the course of the past few months, people have started experiencing problems with their panels shorting out, drivers dying, rust, or catching fire(!), all within the first year of use. Others have reported no such issues after 2-3+ years.
That makes me wonder if the initial batches of the Taotronics-branded panels were of higher quality/reliability than the current knock-off/no-name panels that are available.
If you are a current or former owner of these panels, and wish to contribute to a highly unscientific survey, please answer the following:
1. Panel manufacturer (ie, Taotronics, Evergrow, 'no-name', etc)
2. How long you've had them in use
3. If you have experienced any failures
4. If you have had failures, how long was the panel in use before it failed?
5. If you have had failures, what was the failure (single LEDs dropping out, entire panel dies, rust, etc)?
6. Were you able to get it repaired, and has it been working ok since then?
But, it seems that over the course of the past few months, people have started experiencing problems with their panels shorting out, drivers dying, rust, or catching fire(!), all within the first year of use. Others have reported no such issues after 2-3+ years.
That makes me wonder if the initial batches of the Taotronics-branded panels were of higher quality/reliability than the current knock-off/no-name panels that are available.
If you are a current or former owner of these panels, and wish to contribute to a highly unscientific survey, please answer the following:
1. Panel manufacturer (ie, Taotronics, Evergrow, 'no-name', etc)
2. How long you've had them in use
3. If you have experienced any failures
4. If you have had failures, how long was the panel in use before it failed?
5. If you have had failures, what was the failure (single LEDs dropping out, entire panel dies, rust, etc)?
6. Were you able to get it repaired, and has it been working ok since then?