the agromax is been going for almost a year now for me, and trust me a have a "few", my issues are with thier "growbright" line, ballasts and bulbs crap out in a month....one thing for sure is, before i started messing with HID lights, i have a personal friend who told me the key is to stock up on bulbs, no matter what brand they will go out and you need back ups, lots and lots of backups...so for your next orders on ballasts and what not make them throw in freebies or opt to get a spare, any serious grower or veteran has a good handful always laying around, i just posted this on another thread, HTG does so much business that if you see one bad posting today, odds are they shipped out 50 perfect orders today, and you will always hear about the negatives, when was the last time you seen threads started for a good delivery? i had bad ballasts from them too i been thru this and i feel all the pains, i feel bad they get a bad rap, at the same time someons crop can get screwed, if you dont have it like that to have an extra ballast laying around, keep your CFLs handy!