Down to two lights, looking for assurance...

[sphelps]

I wouldn't give up on the China one just yet. I work for a manufacturing company and although we do manufacture a lot of our products here in Canada 50% of our produces are either partially or completely manufactured in China and we still stick a made in Canada sticker on them. This is very common business practice for any manufacturing company as a lot of the time outsourcing is the only way to compete in the market.

There are many aquarium products made in China, and that doesn't necessarily mean they are crap. The only concern with the lighting is the ballasts, you'll want to make sure they can run properly on 110V without a converter. Also T5s will work best with individual reflectors and you'll likely want new, better bulbs.

Have you considered other fixtures? The PFO is OK but I wouldn't run VHOs. The bulb selection available for T5s right now is outstanding and a good advantage.