van637

i'm planning to get a 48 inches odyssea lamp for 80 bucks in ebay, i need pros and cons please.....

agsansoo

I owned a Odyssea 36" single MH/PC fixture for over a year, until my recent upgrade.
Great price, new improved designs. Which fixture are you getting ? PC or MH/PC ?

van637

you know i really dont know, has a two 55 blue ligth on the back and 2 55w white on the front two cooling fans and 4 lunar ligths

agsansoo

Those are PC (power compact) lights. I have two small odyssea PC fixtures. I'm very happy with them. The only down side is that most LFS don't carry the straight pin bulbs. I have no problem getting them on Dr. Foster & Smith's web-site.

cg49me

I'm glad I found this thread... I've been looking at the 30" fixture for my 29gal, and I think I might get it.

Did some Googling about the brand, and apparently they used to have bad ballasts - so much so that leaving them on too long would set them ablaze. I guess in the past couple of years they started putting new ballasts on, though, that haven't had any problems. ...so far...

Sorry, bit of a rez, I know.

slamddakota99

ya thanks for the thread now im scared po0opless(no cussing lol) that my house is going up in flames!

agsansoo

How old is your Odyssea fixture ? What type is it ?

slamddakota99

its a brand new one....i have no clue what type it is to be honest. it has 2 250watt odyssea bulbs 12led's fans glass covering the bulbs so if they blow the glass doesn't go into the water...hmm i have nooooooooooo clue LOL

agsansoo

You have nothing to worry about. Those metal halide fixtures are safe. They are second generation fixtures. They use e-ballast, not the old magnetic ballast that would over heat and catch fire. I used the single 250watt odyssea fixture for over a year without any problems.

slamddakota99

ok sweet...

cg49me

I'm curious how your guys' electric bills fare with those lights? I've got two PC fixtures now, and last month's bill was $50 more than usual...

slamddakota99

i duno we are on a budge rate LOL......i got timers on everything also

sgould

I've got just over 400 watts on 1 tank, and 130 on the other. I definately noticed an impact on the electric bill. Now I'm waiting to see what happens to my water bill having added an RO filter.