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Well after using the LED setup for 4 months I have some thoughts I want to share.
1. Power consumption is less. Not true. I had a 3x250w Hqi. it drew 6.3a the solaris draws almost the same.
2. Reliability. Well I have had to replace 2 LED light strips due to solder issues. Yes i did get replacments but one strip was used!!!! How am I going to judge when to replace my LED when they get old??? So at this rate, one strip going bad every two months, 12 of them will have been replaced by the time my 2 year warranty is up.......and then I have to pay the 75.00 to 80.00 per strip cost so........IS IT CHEAPER????? Spending 4000.00 on a system like this makes me think this wouldnt happen. Being made in china, I can see why. Why sacrifice quality for the all mighty buck?
Also had a screw fall out of one of my power supplies. Which are simply computer power supplies, not anything special, note the amount of failures on these forums.
3. Engineering. Yes this light was a big step but as a fellow engineer some things could have been done allot better. Examples: One power supply, Fan filters to keep the inside from getting dusty. Led loosing the color and failing by being driven incorrectly. Features on the controller not working! This is a big one. Controller issues and bugs, and no urge from PFO to allow us to upgrade to non bug firmware.
I have lost some very expensive corals due to this light. While it is my fault on buying this...... I also want to inform you the buyer that you will not get any better growth. In fact with all of the color shift from the LED's and the power supplies overheating its a wonder any of my corals survived.
And it dosent look good.....looks worse than HO bulbs!!
Im sorry to be ranting but for the kind of money we have all spent or will spend, I expect to have allot more quality and not feeling everytime I look at my tank that I made a mistake..... a very costly mistake
Over all Im not satisfied in the craftsmanship.....if you can call it that! The customer service is OK, the only thing that keeps me from going nuts about this.
I have alot of people who ask me about my PFO Solaris, I have always been truthfull with them. I tell them to wait..... No one out there has done enough research, I dont know what the missing part of data is but there is .....
Save your money!
It seems to me that alot of stuff we pay good money for anymore is made very poorly and cheaply, but still costs us more. The cheap labor in china is driving this! Why do we do business with a Communist government? We dont do trade with cuba!!!!
PS If anyone is selling a 72" fixture with 3 250W MH Atinics good quality let me know I would be willing to sell my Solaris lights for $2000.00 half off for the 72" fixture and shipping costs.
1. Power consumption is less. Not true. I had a 3x250w Hqi. it drew 6.3a the solaris draws almost the same.
2. Reliability. Well I have had to replace 2 LED light strips due to solder issues. Yes i did get replacments but one strip was used!!!! How am I going to judge when to replace my LED when they get old??? So at this rate, one strip going bad every two months, 12 of them will have been replaced by the time my 2 year warranty is up.......and then I have to pay the 75.00 to 80.00 per strip cost so........IS IT CHEAPER????? Spending 4000.00 on a system like this makes me think this wouldnt happen. Being made in china, I can see why. Why sacrifice quality for the all mighty buck?
Also had a screw fall out of one of my power supplies. Which are simply computer power supplies, not anything special, note the amount of failures on these forums.
3. Engineering. Yes this light was a big step but as a fellow engineer some things could have been done allot better. Examples: One power supply, Fan filters to keep the inside from getting dusty. Led loosing the color and failing by being driven incorrectly. Features on the controller not working! This is a big one. Controller issues and bugs, and no urge from PFO to allow us to upgrade to non bug firmware.
I have lost some very expensive corals due to this light. While it is my fault on buying this...... I also want to inform you the buyer that you will not get any better growth. In fact with all of the color shift from the LED's and the power supplies overheating its a wonder any of my corals survived.
And it dosent look good.....looks worse than HO bulbs!!
Im sorry to be ranting but for the kind of money we have all spent or will spend, I expect to have allot more quality and not feeling everytime I look at my tank that I made a mistake..... a very costly mistake
Over all Im not satisfied in the craftsmanship.....if you can call it that! The customer service is OK, the only thing that keeps me from going nuts about this.
I have alot of people who ask me about my PFO Solaris, I have always been truthfull with them. I tell them to wait..... No one out there has done enough research, I dont know what the missing part of data is but there is .....
Save your money!
It seems to me that alot of stuff we pay good money for anymore is made very poorly and cheaply, but still costs us more. The cheap labor in china is driving this! Why do we do business with a Communist government? We dont do trade with cuba!!!!
PS If anyone is selling a 72" fixture with 3 250W MH Atinics good quality let me know I would be willing to sell my Solaris lights for $2000.00 half off for the 72" fixture and shipping costs.
