Bad news for solaris owners

Sushiman · #1 02-15-2009, 05:24 AM

omg I'm so confused. I've had an original 48" unit for a couple of years. So far the only issue i've had is problems with the timer & the odd shut down. I bought these lights because of the longterm savings & the benifit of LED's with heat output. What am I supposed to do if anything goes wrong with this thing???? This thing cost me a mint and my budget is sooo tight that this could spell the end of the whole she-bang for me. What should I do?????

eli@fijireefrock.com · #2 02-15-2009, 07:00 AM

in my opinion read as much info. on led and the setup over an aquarium maybe open your lighting canopy and figure out whats under that hood LOL.
no really read read and read alot more and ask alot of questions.good luck

Buccaneer · #3 02-15-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sushiman

omg I'm so confused. I've had an original 48" unit for a couple of years. So far the only issue i've had is problems with the timer & the odd shut down. I bought these lights because of the longterm savings & the benifit of LED's with heat output. What am I supposed to do if anything goes wrong with this thing???? This thing cost me a mint and my budget is sooo tight that this could spell the end of the whole she-bang for me. What should I do?????

1) learn how to fix it yourself - all parts should be substituteable ( is that even a word ? lol ) with something off the shelf
2) sell it now while it still works 100%
3) get a MH tar ballast ( less than 50 beans at a electrical supplier ) as a backup in case the LED unit goes down - MH bulbs are pretty cheap if you look around so you dont have to get that right away

Sushiman · #4 02-15-2009, 10:24 PM

Lol, thanks guys. Heck this has always been a hobby of burning $100 bills for fun anyways. I doubt I could sell it for much even though it works fine. Ride'r till she blows I guess.

Doug · #5 02-15-2009, 11:01 PM

I hope the led lighting does better than the turf scrubbers after a lawsuit. That pretty much put an end to them. And they were a very good top of the line product when they were on the market and interest was at a high.

craig001 · #6 03-29-2009, 10:17 AM

This is depressing news since I need a couple of LED strips, Does anyone know if they are going to have parts available. I imagine they should have parts to liquidate. I was in contact with them since late December regarding this and was getting the run around. Guess I am glad I did not ship the unit to them.