Those with Current USA Outer Orbit MH

[Dustin83]

How do you guys like your lights? Or does anyone have any specific comments on these lights?

I'm looking into purchasing 60" 2X150W MH and 2X130W PC Fixture. Found a pretty good deals online (which sounds little weird considering that I'm about to spend 600+ bucks on this):eek:

Any comments (positive/negative) would help. I just thought instead of getting one of those no name ebay brands to save $100, it might be a better idea to start looking into a brand that people are familiar with.

Thanks everyone.

[USCavalry19d]

well i have just the current USA orbit light think its the light down from the light your talking about. I have had no problems out of it since owning it. To me these lights are built to last.

[Dustin83]

Cool... Durability is the key...

Thank you for your input.

[doughmaker]

Dustin,

I am interested in knowing if you bought the outer orbit, as I am thinking of buying the same light. Please let us know how it works out.

Dough

[Dustin83]

hey how is it going there.

Unfortunately, no, I have not bought it yet. I have decided to move in about 2 months, so I decided to hold off on cycling the new 125 gallon. So I can't tell you much about it. But according to few LFS people, these are pretty reliable and nice lights. They are relatively on the cheaper side of the metal halides line ups. I know that sounds little weird considering that the cheapest one I saw on internet for this brand was 670USD, but you get the idea.

I still plan to get it and will definitely show it off here in few months from now. Meanwhile, if you end up getting it before me, please let us know how that works out.

[Dustin83]

Oh yeah, one more thing...

A lot of people have recommended Coralife over Outer Orbit.. But these guys don't come in 60", so I have no choice. If you're looking for another size, that might actually be something to look into. These are also on the relatively "cheaper" side of the line up, but little bit more expensive than outer orbit.

[Germanman]

i pick outer orbit over corallife but thats just me.

[quietreef]

Hi,
I ordered an orbit about 2 months ago. It is a 36". So far I like it. I do wish it was on a hinge thought to make getting into the aquarium easier. It is fairly heavy to work with.

quietreef

[Dustin83]

I know I can take your word for it Germanman. I shall stick with Outer Orbit. Thanks for your input quietreef. Please let us know if anything else comes up.

[Germanman]

I know I can take your word for it Germanman. I shall stick with Outer Orbit. Thanks for your input quietreef. Please let us know if anything else comes up.

thx lol. the lights i retrofited into my new hood(see link in sig) were taken out of an orbit and so was the big fan.