Aquatraders.com

[BriGuy]

Anyone ever get anything from them? Prices seem a little to good on some items.

Thanks,
BriGuy

[BriGuy]

The reason I ask is because of a 48" 760W Metal Haide system (2 x 250W DE HQI, 4 65W PowerCompacts & 6 Moon Led's) is $359.00???????
http://www.aquatraders.com/48-760w-metal-halide-system-electronic-ballast.aspx

Everywhere else this is around $600-800

Thanks,
BriGuy

[jc]

They are notorious for their lack of quality. You will take a gamble with some of their stuff. I had a hang on skimmer from them that began to separate at the seams after a year and a pc light strip that made a rattling sound from time to time. You get what you pay for.

[LoneStar]

That stuff is mainly junk. Cheap Chinese knock offs. JC is right....you get what you pay for.

[jroescher]

Found this by looking up the phone number off thier site:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/aqua-traders-san-bruno#hrid:vgHnA_-cU0QNP3VPgr7-Tw

[papijames]

I purchased my t5 fixture from aquatraders as well back in June. I had an electrician opened up the fixture with me and he pointed out how everything was ontop of each other, and there was supposed to be more than 1 ballast for a 216W fixture.
the point is you get what you paid for. Nothing bad ever happened since I bought it back in June, and should the bulbs stop working I know I didn't spend that much money to start with.

[BriGuy]

That is what I figured, but wanted to hear what the masses said about this place.

[FossilReef]

From the experiences that people back in Michigan have told me about, you don't want to deal with them, especially their customer service. Plus, a lot of those cheap knock-off brands they carry aren't UL listed, so if you have a fire or anything because of one of their products your insurance won't cover it.

[Andrew v.s wild]

I was looking at there skimmers!
and wondered the same thing back to square one expensive :at_wits_end: