odyssea jebo it is good

freezb · 02/20/2006, 11:12 AM

im locking to buy the 24 icn metal halide and pc ramp odyssea, and i want to no if its a good fixture? do you had some problem with?

jasutton · 02/20/2006, 11:52 AM

try searching them. basically there is a thread with like 15 pages. I read them all and the gist of them is to avoid this company. APparently they dont sell what they claim and many posters have reported fires. For me that just isnt worth it. But i have never had any first hand experience.

jamie

fishfanv · 02/20/2006, 12:50 PM

i have jebo (odyssea) pc lights on 3 of my tanks & all work great. i also have 3 odyssea skimmers that work well, too. not sure what co you would be getting them from, but i got mine at a lfs here in the bay area.

jallard · 02/20/2006, 12:52 PM

get what ya pay for......imo they are junk and there customer service is basically non-existant

blooper74 · 02/20/2006, 02:00 PM

Two words, FIRE INSURANCE. Get it and make sure your policy is good.

capt. insano · 02/20/2006, 02:16 PM

just wondering if you guys have used the brand personally?

I have two 48" pc fixtues I bought 4 years ago.....don't use them on my main tank any longer, but use one over my refugium and another on my quarantine tank and they are still going strong after 4 years

Tate · 02/20/2006, 02:20 PM

I plan on getting one next week for my nano.

I guess I'll keep topoff water close by at all times just in case

blooper74 · 02/20/2006, 02:21 PM

Seen first hand what they do. Guy nearly losy his system. If he was not home at the time he would have lost his home.

Cavufarm · 02/20/2006, 02:26 PM

fires from the metal hylide not the compact flourescents right? thats what i was thinking about getting

capt. insano · 02/20/2006, 02:27 PM

just throwing this out there......but couldn't that happen with any piece of electrical equipment around water? Are they cheap/ Yes
Are they quality? Not really when compared to other manufacturers.....but they have given me great bang for the buck. I have definately gotten my$150 out of them

Patio · 02/20/2006, 04:25 PM

I used the ooddysea lighting and it sent a crack down the middle of my house. Luckily we saved all the women and children.
on a serius note the fixture harrasses me every time i walk by. You know, snide sarcastic remarks. It gets real old.

jokes and jokes

capt. insano · 02/20/2006, 04:29 PM

LOL

freezb · 02/20/2006, 04:33 PM

ok i think is i will not buy this one ! i dont want a big fire!!!!!

Patio · 02/20/2006, 04:36 PM

buy it. dont let roomers of fire change your mind. I will give you one hundred dollars is it starts a fire. No make it two

blooper74 · 02/20/2006, 04:59 PM

Roomers, thats a good one. Keep telling yourselves that and when your in the homeless shelter because you didn't spend a few more dolors to get quality, don't say anything to anybody else. I am all for saving money in this hobby, but a home or even (worse case) a life is not a gamble I would take.

blooper74 · 02/20/2006, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Patio
buy it. dont let roomers of fire change your mind. I will give you one hundred dollars is it starts a fire. No make it two

Why dont you give him that money to buy so good quality lights, then he won't have to worry about the risk of fire.

Cavufarm · 02/20/2006, 05:18 PM

if these fixtures are have a record of being hazardous why are they still in business? insurance companies can be quite aggresive.

i would be interested to look at a link of some threads where people shared their experiences of these fire breathing death lamps.

Patio · 02/20/2006, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cavufarm
if these fixtures are have a record of being hazardous why are they still in business? insurance companies can be quite aggresive.

i would be interested to look at a link of some threads where people shared their experiences of these fire breathing death lamps.

agreed. here's to rational thinking.

I cant believe we brought up loosing a life, when we reach into our tanks with a plugged in power head.

Nothing is wrong with the lights, probably just a different profit margin.

jasutton · 02/20/2006, 08:18 PM

There is a thread out there. I said it was 15 pages long. I read all the posts. You really want to see the thread search it like i did.
I am the first to admit i have no first hand experience with these lights.

Now if you want to take the chance on faulty equipment to save a few dollars, go ahead. The way i see it is it isnt worth it. I have no stock in ANY COMPANY so i am only saying this as a warning. I personally dont think it is worth it and i would hate to see something bad happen to someone just so someone else can make money. Unfortunately it happens all the time.

Oh and P.S.
I you reach in your tank without turning off the power strip...well that's Natural selection i suppose

goodluck
Jamie

jerrym21 · 02/20/2006, 08:30 PM

I was thinking about ordering a 48" MH from them till I did a search here. It is the thread that is about 15pgs long. By about page 12 or 13, people started posting pictures of the burnt up ballasts and capacitors and the fire damage from it. That was enough to scare me off. I know it could happen with any electrical appliance and is probably very uncommon but why take the chance IMO.
The first thing that comes to mind is "you get what you pay for"

I would hate to have everyone say to me "I told you so" as me my wife and daughter are standing in the street watching our house burn down.

freezb · 02/22/2006, 09:14 AM

that's for sure i will not take chance with that, i will go with aquamedic?

Cutiewitbooty · 02/22/2006, 10:11 AM

persontaly i would go with a well known company like current USA orbits, or coralife ect.. I just bought a coralife 24" metal halide/PC set up, it was expensive, but i'd rather pay a couple hundred more dollars, than have my place burn down, i'm sure that would cost me more than a couple hundred if that happened. BTW i almost bought the odyssea light untill i read all the horror stories and even had a LFS tell me that a guy that goes there bought one and his whole fixture melted and almost caught his house of fire.

capt. insano · 02/22/2006, 10:26 AM

where do you think coralife, orbit, JBJ, and other brands are made? China - just like Oddysea

blooper74 · 02/22/2006, 10:31 AM

Yes but they are made by respected companies, not some dudes on ox carts in a rice field. ;P

Cutiewitbooty · 02/22/2006, 10:41 AM

exactly lol, I wouldn't risk it. It's not worth it. If you want to be cheap go ahead, but you get what you pay for and eventually something is bound to happen. Here is some links.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=748960

02/20/2006, 11:12 AM	#1
freezb Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: montreal quebec Posts: 33	odyssea jebo it is good im locking to buy the 24 icn metal halide and pc ramp odyssea, and i want to no if its a good fixture? do you had some problem with?

02/20/2006, 11:52 AM	#2
jasutton Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 770	try searching them. basically there is a thread with like 15 pages. I read them all and the gist of them is to avoid this company. APparently they dont sell what they claim and many posters have reported fires. For me that just isnt worth it. But i have never had any first hand experience. jamie __________________ Cheers! Jamie "I started laughing till it didnt hurt"- The Good Life Current Tank Info: 20L and building a 5.5 (almost done!)

02/20/2006, 12:50 PM	#3
fishfanv Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sf bay area Posts: 768	i have jebo (odyssea) pc lights on 3 of my tanks & all work great. i also have 3 odyssea skimmers that work well, too. not sure what co you would be getting them from, but i got mine at a lfs here in the bay area. __________________ "yes we can" Current Tank Info: 40 & 30 gallon reefs

02/20/2006, 12:52 PM	#4
jallard Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,960	get what ya pay for......imo they are junk and there customer service is basically non-existant __________________ (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny (")_(")into your signature to help him gain world domination. URL removed per User Agreement Current Tank Info: 34g Solana

02/20/2006, 02:16 PM	#6
capt. insano Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whats the matter w/ KS? Posts: 1,279	just wondering if you guys have used the brand personally? I have two 48" pc fixtues I bought 4 years ago.....don't use them on my main tank any longer, but use one over my refugium and another on my quarantine tank and they are still going strong after 4 years __________________ "I pity the fool" "You're talking a whole lotta Jibba-Jabba." Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon FOWLR

02/20/2006, 02:00 PM	#5
blooper74 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bloomington, Illinois Posts: 453	Two words, FIRE INSURANCE. Get it and make sure your policy is good.

02/20/2006, 02:20 PM	#7
Tate Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Posts: 388	I plan on getting one next week for my nano. I guess I'll keep topoff water close by at all times just in case

02/20/2006, 02:21 PM	#8
blooper74 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bloomington, Illinois Posts: 453	Seen first hand what they do. Guy nearly losy his system. If he was not home at the time he would have lost his home.

02/20/2006, 02:26 PM	#9
Cavufarm Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 43	fires from the metal hylide not the compact flourescents right? thats what i was thinking about getting

02/20/2006, 02:27 PM	#10
capt. insano Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whats the matter w/ KS? Posts: 1,279	just throwing this out there......but couldn't that happen with any piece of electrical equipment around water? Are they cheap/ Yes Are they quality? Not really when compared to other manufacturers.....but they have given me great bang for the buck. I have definately gotten my$150 out of them __________________ "I pity the fool" "You're talking a whole lotta Jibba-Jabba." Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon FOWLR

02/20/2006, 04:25 PM	#11
Patio Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pleasanton CA Posts: 597	I used the ooddysea lighting and it sent a crack down the middle of my house. Luckily we saved all the women and children. on a serius note the fixture harrasses me every time i walk by. You know, snide sarcastic remarks. It gets real old. jokes and jokes __________________ "I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly." Winston Churchill

02/20/2006, 04:29 PM	#12
capt. insano Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whats the matter w/ KS? Posts: 1,279	LOL __________________ "I pity the fool" "You're talking a whole lotta Jibba-Jabba." Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon FOWLR

02/20/2006, 04:33 PM	#13
freezb Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: montreal quebec Posts: 33	ok i think is i will not buy this one ! i dont want a big fire!!!!!

02/20/2006, 04:36 PM	#14
Patio Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pleasanton CA Posts: 597	buy it. dont let roomers of fire change your mind. I will give you one hundred dollars is it starts a fire. No make it two __________________ "I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly." Winston Churchill

02/20/2006, 04:59 PM	#15
blooper74 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bloomington, Illinois Posts: 453	Roomers, thats a good one. Keep telling yourselves that and when your in the homeless shelter because you didn't spend a few more dolors to get quality, don't say anything to anybody else. I am all for saving money in this hobby, but a home or even (worse case) a life is not a gamble I would take.

02/20/2006, 05:18 PM	#17
Cavufarm Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 43	if these fixtures are have a record of being hazardous why are they still in business? insurance companies can be quite aggresive. i would be interested to look at a link of some threads where people shared their experiences of these fire breathing death lamps.

02/20/2006, 08:18 PM	#19
jasutton Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 770	There is a thread out there. I said it was 15 pages long. I read all the posts. You really want to see the thread search it like i did. I am the first to admit i have no first hand experience with these lights. Now if you want to take the chance on faulty equipment to save a few dollars, go ahead. The way i see it is it isnt worth it. I have no stock in ANY COMPANY so i am only saying this as a warning. I personally dont think it is worth it and i would hate to see something bad happen to someone just so someone else can make money. Unfortunately it happens all the time. Oh and P.S. I you reach in your tank without turning off the power strip...well that's Natural selection i suppose goodluck Jamie __________________ Cheers! Jamie "I started laughing till it didnt hurt"- The Good Life Current Tank Info: 20L and building a 5.5 (almost done!)

02/20/2006, 08:30 PM	#20
jerrym21 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 347	I was thinking about ordering a 48" MH from them till I did a search here. It is the thread that is about 15pgs long. By about page 12 or 13, people started posting pictures of the burnt up ballasts and capacitors and the fire damage from it. That was enough to scare me off. I know it could happen with any electrical appliance and is probably very uncommon but why take the chance IMO. The first thing that comes to mind is "you get what you pay for" I would hate to have everyone say to me "I told you so" as me my wife and daughter are standing in the street watching our house burn down.

02/22/2006, 09:14 AM	#21
freezb Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: montreal quebec Posts: 33	that's for sure i will not take chance with that, i will go with aquamedic?

02/22/2006, 10:11 AM	#22
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	persontaly i would go with a well known company like current USA orbits, or coralife ect.. I just bought a coralife 24" metal halide/PC set up, it was expensive, but i'd rather pay a couple hundred more dollars, than have my place burn down, i'm sure that would cost me more than a couple hundred if that happened. BTW i almost bought the odyssea light untill i read all the horror stories and even had a LFS tell me that a guy that goes there bought one and his whole fixture melted and almost caught his house of fire. __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

02/22/2006, 10:26 AM	#23
capt. insano Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whats the matter w/ KS? Posts: 1,279	where do you think coralife, orbit, JBJ, and other brands are made? China - just like Oddysea __________________ "I pity the fool" "You're talking a whole lotta Jibba-Jabba." Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon FOWLR

02/22/2006, 10:31 AM	#24
blooper74 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bloomington, Illinois Posts: 453	Yes but they are made by respected companies, not some dudes on ox carts in a rice field. ;P

02/22/2006, 10:41 AM	#25
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	exactly lol, I wouldn't risk it. It's not worth it. If you want to be cheap go ahead, but you get what you pay for and eventually something is bound to happen. Here is some links. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=748960 __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~