I have been doing a lot of research on these this weekend because I am going to be buying one. Ballast problems appear to be a thing of the past now that they have electronic ballasts, but upgrading to a Icecap would help with peice of mind, less wattage and brighter color. The bulbs are lesser quality so use them for 6 months then replace with good ones. Finally the legs are very cheap so purchase a hanging kit and your done. Its not going to be the greatest light in the world, it will still have cheaper swtiches, sockets and fans but for the price its pretty hard to beat. If you are handy and able to make minor tweaks and changes all the better.
P.S. Those lights are throwing out gobs of light. You are looking at almost 11 Watts per gallon... So keep the in consideration when buying corals and aquascaping (if you want softies you should make some caves)
Last edited by Wayne; 09-08-2010 at 03:15 AM.
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