OK. I was probably the first one to get my hands on the 1st or close to the 1st Solaris hood that premium had in stock.
Let me say you get what you pay for in service from PFO. And here's the story.....
First lights that were being shipped out were built in house. The programming for the controller was drawing too much juice from the power supplies and overheating them and shutting them down. There was also a phase of bad wiring where the leads werent thick enough. Then there were also issues where the display was grounding out on the housing.
I experienced first hand each one of these issues plus a couple more smaller ones.
Heres the kicker though. PFO stoood behind there product 100% of the way. I talked directly with Pat (from PFO) each time. He understood and knew my issues each time knowing exactly what the issue was. I am now on my 3rd and final hood from PFO as of last December. Never a complaint or second thought from these guys about sending me a replacement especially when it was costing them money in the end.
Does it WORK? Absolutely!!! I have SPS's, LPS's, Shrooms, Clams, You name it. They all love it..
Now everyone asks why did I do it now and spend my life fortune on lousy light?
You guys with the high output hoods are changing your lights every 6 months or so. Not me. Im good for 8 to 10 years before I will EVER need to change my lights.
Heat ? What heat ?
High energy prices. Smaller more efficient power supplies.
Chiller ? What chiller ? What extra cost to run, maintain, and initially buy one?
FACT and or FICTION: I read someone that someone did confirm that it was fiction with the light changes for breeding a certain fish. However they didn't mention that the lights do fade throught the day for cloud cover. What does it do? When I read about it I thought that the lights would roll (Like the clouds passing over the sun) where in fact they just dim to 50% at certain times of the day and then back up again.
Dont get me wrong. Im not a VHO or MH basher. I just love my light and the daily costs it saves me.
Let me say you get what you pay for in service from PFO. And here's the story.....
First lights that were being shipped out were built in house. The programming for the controller was drawing too much juice from the power supplies and overheating them and shutting them down. There was also a phase of bad wiring where the leads werent thick enough. Then there were also issues where the display was grounding out on the housing.
I experienced first hand each one of these issues plus a couple more smaller ones.
Heres the kicker though. PFO stoood behind there product 100% of the way. I talked directly with Pat (from PFO) each time. He understood and knew my issues each time knowing exactly what the issue was. I am now on my 3rd and final hood from PFO as of last December. Never a complaint or second thought from these guys about sending me a replacement especially when it was costing them money in the end.
Does it WORK? Absolutely!!! I have SPS's, LPS's, Shrooms, Clams, You name it. They all love it..
Now everyone asks why did I do it now and spend my life fortune on lousy light?
You guys with the high output hoods are changing your lights every 6 months or so. Not me. Im good for 8 to 10 years before I will EVER need to change my lights.
Heat ? What heat ?
High energy prices. Smaller more efficient power supplies.
Chiller ? What chiller ? What extra cost to run, maintain, and initially buy one?
FACT and or FICTION: I read someone that someone did confirm that it was fiction with the light changes for breeding a certain fish. However they didn't mention that the lights do fade throught the day for cloud cover. What does it do? When I read about it I thought that the lights would roll (Like the clouds passing over the sun) where in fact they just dim to 50% at certain times of the day and then back up again.
Dont get me wrong. Im not a VHO or MH basher. I just love my light and the daily costs it saves me.