Fishy Business

Electrical advice - lighting fixtures - needs professional help (potentially)

Sorry I don’t have anything useful to add in the electrical engineering department.

But for me the takeaway is that you unfortunately are having to deal with crappy products and apparently no manufacturer support and I should stay away from the brand(s) in question. So to clarify, these are Quanta lights being controlled by Hydros? So do you think it’s the combo of those 2 brands or just the Quanta lights or just the Hydros that suck?
 
JVU said:
Sorry I don’t have anything useful to add in the electrical engineering department.

But for me the takeaway is that you unfortunately are having to deal with crappy products and apparently no manufacturer support and I should stay away from the brand(s) in question. So to clarify, these are Quanta lights being controlled by Hydros? So do you think it’s the combo of those 2 brands or just the Quanta lights or just the Hydros that suck?
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Yes, that could be a conclusion. But in fairness, ALL the aquarium equipment is connected to one (1) outlet (which is somewhat connected to the room next door), and my underlying suspicion is that the whole problem is an electrical issue which has potentially nothing to do with either Hydros or Quanta. So I might need an eletrician to consult on this as I am not sure if this would show up through a low voltage issue that I am seeing here.

But I do agree that it could be easier to stick with what is proven to work - e.g., radeons etc - but the flexibility with an app free, highly flexible light solution is still appealing to me. I do hate the DIY part in literally everything this hobby asks for, as it does not interest me, sucks up too much time, and when my son or I do it, almost always seems to lead to suboptimal results.
 
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Alexander1312 said:
Yes, that could be a conclusion. But in fairness, ALL the aquarium equipment is connected to one (1) outlet (which is somewhat connected to the room next door), and my underlying suspicion is that the whole problem is an electrical issue which has potentially nothing to do with either Hydros or Quanta. So I might need an eletrician to consult on this as I am not sure if this would show up through a low voltage issue that I am seeing here.

But I do agree that it could be easier to stick with what is proven to work - e.g., radeons etc - but the flexibility with an app free, highly flexible light solution is still appealing to me. I do hate the DIY part in literally everything this hobby asks for, as it does not interest me, sucks up too much time, and when my son or I do it, almost always seems to lead to suboptimal results.
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Just curious what's the total estimated wattage of everything you use (heater, pumps, lights, etc.)?
 
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