Any opinions on this?

[TheReefGeek]

Been reading a lot on aquatraders and these lighting units, some have had them work for years, others have had the ballasts fizzle after plugging them in.

I am not going to risk it, my main reasoning is due to the increased potential fire hazard due to cheap ballasts.

Apparantly the fixtures themselves are quite nice looking though, so I might consider buying a fixture, gutting it, and installing my own ballasts and bulbs.