72" Lights from Aquatraders

MMAX · #1 11-11-2008, 10:41 PM

I was looking at the 48" model from Aquatraders. It sounds like a great deal but I'd be real worried about the shipping aspect of it. Coming from that far away (California I think) the fixture would more than likely arrive in several broken pieces.

xtreme · #2 11-11-2008, 10:56 PM

Don't get me wrong, the Coralife or Aquatraders lights do not "need" to be upgraded. They are fine for softies and LPS and even some SPS. My corals grew well under these lights for 6 or 7 months. My tank is now mostly SPS so thats why I did the upgrades and they have definitely benefitted from the brighter light. For example my pink birdsnest went from a peachy color to bright pink with purple polyps with the new lights. The growth was always there but not the color. All I'm saying is there is higher quality fixtures available, and depending on what corals you end up keeping, you might find yourself needing something better.

xtreme · #3 11-11-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MMAX

I was looking at the 48" model from Aquatraders. It sounds like a great deal but I'd be real worried about the shipping aspect of it. Coming from that far away (California I think) the fixture would more than likely arrive in several broken pieces.

My 72" fixture came out of Cali. It was packaged quite well and there was only one broken PC bulb. They sent me another but I had to pay the cost to ship the replacement.