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Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 37, Issue 17
Hi Dennis,
Thats a great idea if I were a little more handy :-) I can pretty much change a light bulb and plug something in... if it requires sawing or soldering or mulching or anything else, I'm not going to buy it ;-)
My philosophy on repair & DIY: If it moves & it shouldnt, you duct tape it. If it doesnt move, and it should, you WD40 it. If those fail, kick it and cuss at it, and if that doesn't work, then pay a professional (or buy a ready-made one) :-)
Its a great idea, I might hold onto the Odyssea POS lights and look into that one of those days. I ended up ordering from hellolights.com http://www.hellolights.com/484xcofraq4x.html and I'm eagerly awaiting my new lights. I can't wait to get rid of these Odysseas, especially since 3/4 of the bulbs are not working. Come on' UPS! Move move move!
The good news is the plants underneath the one working bulb are pearling :-) LOL. My boyfriend said the Odyssea lights are simply simulating a 'perpetual solar eclipse.' LOL
Its good to know I may be able to salvage the bulbs, I thought the unit was burning out the bulbs, but maybe not. I'll have to test that when my new lights arrive... hopefully all my bulbs are still 'alive' and can be recycled into the new Coralife Aqualight I ordered yesterday.
Thanks so much for the great ideas, Dennis!
Cheers & Gig'Em,
Steve
Dennis Dietz <dennisdietz at verizon_net> wrote:
My suggestion woudl be to replace the stock ballasts with Fulham
Workhorse ballasts. That is the type AH sells, and BTW, you can't go
wrong with AH supply. If you really want a good light, I would also us
the AH reflectors. You would not need new bulbs unless yours are burned
out, which I highly doubt. Most likely it is faulty ballasts, but who
knows. You can keep the wiring, endcaps, fans, and housing from your
current fixture.
You can order just the ballasts and reflectors from AH.
Dennis
Steve B wrote:
> Hey Larry,
>
> Well today another bulb failed... that means 3/4 of the bulbs are failing on this crappy piece of crap. (I truly believe CRAP is a word that hasn't been given its proper dues in modern language ;-) )
>
> I'm ordering another unit as I speak from a different seller & different brand. Your advice is greatly appreciated, I'll be checking out AHS (Aquarium Hobbyist Supply, right?) in just a few moments as soon as this e-mail is sent. Thanks for the validation of my initial hypothesis: these lights are a piece of $H!T (this word, however, has gotten more than its fair dues in modern language) hahaha.
>
> Cheers & Gig'Em,
> Steve
>
> Lawrence Hugh Forbes wrote:
>
> Steve,
> I was one of the ones that originally suggested the Odyssea fixture and
> aquatraders as a source. Then Scott Hieber and Tom Barr both stated that
> these were inferior units, which annoyed me greatly. I have 4 of the
> Odyssea's and one unit from AHS. Tom even went so far as to suggest that the
> Odyssea ballasts were not electronic, they are electronic though.
>
> I have come to the conclusion recently that both Tom and Scott were correct
> at least so far as the Odyssea's inferiority is concerned. My AHS unit,
> which is a 1 x 55 watt, outperforms my Odyssea's which have far more watts
> per gallon. My AHS unit is on a 26 gallon tank and grows red plants
> perfectly. The Odyssea's, though much higher wattage per gallon, can't grow
> red plants at all (I should say they can grow them, they are just no longer
> red). I have an Odyssea 4 x 96 watt 72" unit that is 4 months old and has
> already failed; it is being replaced with an AHS unit which will arrive
> hopefully today or Monday. Btw AquaTraders has HORRIBLE customer service,
> its actually pretty much non-existent. They do have a phone number (650)
> 872-1993 which you will find nowhere on their site btw, but it is
> continually busy (I actually have come to believe they have that phone
> unplugged). Btw my AHS and Odyssea's have identical lamps (bulbs) in them,
> so it is not the lamps that are inferior.
>
> Larry
>
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