aquatraders.com T5 lighting is extremely poor quality with very limited life span. burlingame California

   PURCHASED A 36 INCH QUAD T5 PLANT AQUARIUM LIGHT BY ODYSSEA FROM AQUATRADERS NINE MONTHS AGO. THE BALLAST WENT AFTER 32 DAYS. AQUATRADERS REPLACED IT GRATIS, I PAID FOR SHIPPING OF RETURNED BALLAST AND NEW BALLAST. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SECOND BALLAST FAILED. i PURCHASED TWO MORE. THE THIRD ONE FAILED SIX WEEKS AGO AND THE FOURTH ON 6/23/14.

   I CONTACTED AQUATRADER BY EMAIL SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THE END RESULT WAS THAT IT WAS THEIR POSITION THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BALLAST (LOCATED IN CHINA) TO GET A REASON WHY THEIR PRODUCT WAS FAILING. tHEY DID NOT WANT OR WERE WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT THEY SOLD TO ME. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY BY THESE LIGHT IN BULK WITH NO WARRANTY AND THEREFORE, I ASSUME IT IS UP TO ME,TO PURCHASE A GOOD SUPPLY OF BALLASTS 6-8 PER YEAR TO KEEP THIS LIGHT RUNNING.

   IT IS A PEICE OF JUNK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT ALL PERSONS CONSIDERING BUYING THIS PRODUCT FROM AQUATRADERS CONSIDER THEIR WARRANTY AND MY EXPERIENCE. CHECK OUT OTHER COMMENTS ON THE WEB  CONCERNING THESE LIGHTING SYSTEMS BY ODYSSEA AND SOLD BY AQUATRADERS BEFORE YOU BUY.