PSA - Current USA Orbit R24 95W

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I bought three of these less than a year ago for my 220 gallon. They worked well. Nice features also.
Now it's been 10 months later. A fan went out the other day and one light would overheat and shut down continuously. So I turned them all off to to clean and inspect them. All had LED lenses that were burnt brown and melting, mishapen to the point of dripping almost. It was very dissappointing. The 1 year warranty has not been honored. I have offered to ship them all back as well for inspection. Also very disappointing for a $1000+ spent.

I ended up getting some smatfarm 60W replacements as bandage and to be honest, side-by-side, they are brighter. Three smatfarms cost $310.

I really liked the R24s, but for me - not lasting one year is an issue.
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 12 17.9%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 5 7.5%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 9 13.4%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 9 13.4%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 12 17.9%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 19 28.4%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 1.5%
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