When a $600+ light fixture fails on you twice within a year!

[mrhasan]

This is the 2nd time within ONE FREAKING YEAR that the channel 1 of my ATI dimmable stopped working (bought it on last boxing day). ONE FREAKING YEAR! When I put down $600+ on a fixture, is it too much to expect it to run without any problem for at least a year? Or is it just a complimentary part of "you get what you pay for"?!

My $100 odyssea "asian market crap" did better than this and didn't burn down my house.

Rant off.

[blackradon]

They won't give you a replacement part? Seems weird. ****ty to hear either way.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by blackradon

They won't give you a replacement part? Seems weird. ****ty to hear either way.

They will but my concern is I shouldn't be needing parts twice for such an expensive fixture within a year. I have to go through the inconvenience of waiting for it for 2+ weeks. Luckily 4 lights still works so I won't have to worry about corals loosing colors.

[blackradon]

Well atleast they are placing it. What do they say is the root of the problem? It can't be fality three times! Have others had this problem?

[kien]

I feel your pain. Seriously, in this hobby you don't always get what you pay for. I have a bucket full of dead tunze 6105s to prove it *sadface*

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by blackradon

Well atleast they are placing it. What do they say is the root of the problem? It can't be fality three times! Have others had this problem?

They initially thought the root of the problem might be humidity but then they ruled that out because of the way my tank is set up. I have seen people facing issues with ballast with these fixtures.

Originally Posted by kien

I feel your pain. Seriously, in this hobby you don't always get what you pay for. I have a bucket full of dead tunze 6105s to prove it *sadface*

Agreed! Don't even get me started on that old tread