aquatraders.com

munki · 04-26-2007, 02:57 AM

is there a reason why is everything at aquatraders.com is so inexpensive?
just curious-
-thanks

Woodstock · 04-26-2007, 03:19 AM

I have heard lots of negative feed back from that online distributor. I heard their name should be AquaTraitors.com

But that is just what I have read.... I've never ordered from them...

mps9506 · 04-26-2007, 06:58 AM

cheap quality, cheap customer service. You get what you pay for.

BigAl07 · 04-26-2007, 07:04 AM

It's possible that it's cheaply made! I don't have 1st hand experience but many times if something looks out of ordinary there are issues. If you sit back and think about it... they probably are cutting corners somewhere in order to be able to sell things so much cheaper. All factors being equal otherwise, the components would have to be cheaper one way or another. Remember vendors do have to make SOME profit in order to b e able to continue selling items. Once in a while you may find and AWESOME deal because of someone's misfortune or even a mistake on Ebay (typo or something by the owner) but to be consistently so much LESS on everything throws up ALL kinds of red flags for me. Look into their customer feedback if you can find it and see what people who HAVE dealt with them have to say.

Good luck!!

Allen

Woodstock · 04-26-2007, 07:15 AM

Allen, I made it back in one peice!!

hehe

waucedah_joe · 04-26-2007, 07:56 AM

I bought replacement PC bulbs from them. No complaints.

kinghokus420 · 04-26-2007, 08:49 AM

they are just cheap chinese crap. i wouldnt buy anything from them if they were the last company on earth. do some research and you will find out exactly why.

munki · 04-26-2007, 07:16 PM

thanks i didnt know that, but the lights they sell are odyssea and i have looked through the forums and isnt odyssea an ok product?
thanks guys

BoomerD · 04-26-2007, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munki

thanks i didnt know that, but the lights they sell are odyssea and i have looked through the forums and isnt odyssea an ok product?
thanks guys

Not really. VERY cheaply built. There were several reports of their lighting catching fire for a while. HOPEFULLY they resolved those problems...

flricordia · 04-26-2007, 08:21 PM

They basically sell Odyssea products. They don't make them, just sell them here in the US. Odyssea is made in China, like about everything else these days.
I have several Odyssea products and personally have never had a problem with any of them. I bought an Odyssea 250wt MH unit that had built in 2x24wt actinic PC, moonlights and fans. All the ballasts were electronic. It was a great light. I had it hanging with the included pendant kit. I believe I paid $169 shipped. I have a bad habit of having to know how everything worksd and taking it apart to see. I completely dissasembled the unit and it was actually pretty well made, especially for the price. Never gave me any trouble and ran cool. I did sell it to a local buddy of mine as 250wt was too much for my ric tank and he has sps. It is still working today as far as I know with no problems. Odyssea did aquire a bad reputation when they first started, but I believe they have started producing higher quality products to stay in the market. One of the LRS stocks about any Odyssea light, tank or whatever you may want and if they don't have it they can get it usually the next week.
My 20cube is Odyssea. Going since last Aug.

04-26-2007, 02:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
munki Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 707 View Gallery Karma Komment	aquatraders.com is there a reason why is everything at aquatraders.com is so inexpensive? just curious- -thanks

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,553 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: aquatraders.com I have heard lots of negative feed back from that online distributor. I heard their name should be AquaTraitors.com But that is just what I have read.... I've never ordered from them... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,340 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: aquatraders.com It's possible that it's cheaply made! I don't have 1st hand experience but many times if something looks out of ordinary there are issues. If you sit back and think about it... they probably are cutting corners somewhere in order to be able to sell things so much cheaper. All factors being equal otherwise, the components would have to be cheaper one way or another. Remember vendors do have to make SOME profit in order to b e able to continue selling items. Once in a while you may find and AWESOME deal because of someone's misfortune or even a mistake on Ebay (typo or something by the owner) but to be consistently so much LESS on everything throws up ALL kinds of red flags for me. Look into their customer feedback if you can find it and see what people who HAVE dealt with them have to say. Good luck!! Allen __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,553 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: aquatraders.com Allen, I made it back in one peice!! hehe __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

04-26-2007, 07:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
waucedah_joe Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Iron Mountain, MI area Posts: 113 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aquatraders.com I bought replacement PC bulbs from them. No complaints.

04-26-2007, 08:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
kinghokus420 Scopas Tang Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: paradise ca.(northern) Posts: 427 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aquatraders.com they are just cheap chinese crap. i wouldnt buy anything from them if they were the last company on earth. do some research and you will find out exactly why.

04-26-2007, 07:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
munki Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 707 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aquatraders.com thanks i didnt know that, but the lights they sell are odyssea and i have looked through the forums and isnt odyssea an ok product? thanks guys

04-26-2007, 08:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
flricordia Just Mike for short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pensacola FL Posts: 595 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: aquatraders.com They basically sell Odyssea products. They don't make them, just sell them here in the US. Odyssea is made in China, like about everything else these days. I have several Odyssea products and personally have never had a problem with any of them. I bought an Odyssea 250wt MH unit that had built in 2x24wt actinic PC, moonlights and fans. All the ballasts were electronic. It was a great light. I had it hanging with the included pendant kit. I believe I paid $169 shipped. I have a bad habit of having to know how everything worksd and taking it apart to see. I completely dissasembled the unit and it was actually pretty well made, especially for the price. Never gave me any trouble and ran cool. I did sell it to a local buddy of mine as 250wt was too much for my ric tank and he has sps. It is still working today as far as I know with no problems. Odyssea did aquire a bad reputation when they first started, but I believe they have started producing higher quality products to stay in the market. One of the LRS stocks about any Odyssea light, tank or whatever you may want and if they don't have it they can get it usually the next week. My 20cube is Odyssea. Going since last Aug.

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