lighting is any good

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are the MH fitures from here any good http://www.fishneedit.com/

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[tipmoff]

That brand is made in China (Not Jebo/Odyssea) and I have seen them being sold on eBay. The web site must also be Chinese owned since they can never write in proper English..lol which is a dead giveaway. I'm assuming you're looking at the 250 MH fixture based on your profile of setting up a reef tank. My suggestion is take a chance and if need be upgrade the ballast and light 9 months down the road. If that is your price range then look on eBay for the Odyssea MH fixtures also or look for a used name brand set up on the looking to sell forum.

[minhvu]

Very poorly made

[just hanging]

ok thanks guys i'll stick go head and get vho insead they were in price range is why i asked

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thanks for recmending odesy :)

[redfishsc]

I don't recommend VHO. While it's a good light, I can assure you that you'll be pi$$ing money into the toilet with them compared to a T5HO sytem.

I know T5's cost more, but VERY shortly you'll feel the sting of having to replace the VHO tubes every 6 months, and also the problem of not having many VHO tubes to choose from.

VHO's use a LOT more wattage than a similar-size T5, yet they don't produce the kind of growth that a T5 can. Lots of wattage = costly electric bills.


There are a LOT of T5 tubes to choose from, you can get a year out of them before you replace them, and they put out a lot more usable light, watt for watt, versus VHO.

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ok thanks i didn't know they need to be replaced every 6 months i looking at the Odyssea now looks good

[tipmoff]

Go to my thread below from another forum to see pics of that brand when I received it.
http://www.fantasyreef.com/showthread.php?t=6370
For some reason the eBay store I purchased it from only has 35" and 72" in stock right now. You can go to the web site below to purchase other sizes. This is the same seller who sells through another web site.
http://www.aquatraders.com/aquarium-lightings/metal-halide-system.html
These use to get a bad rap and from some or most people still go but I haven't been disappointed yet.

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what kinda spread do you get with would it cover my whole tnak or not? thanks i was orgianlly looking at odyessa on aquatraders but got no replies on the quilty of them thanks

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