UV Sterilizer What to buy

[Carpet Man]

There a certain brand that has rave reviews? I have a 180 Gallon for know and will be moving up to a 240 in the near future so I want one that will accomidate for both.

I have a marineland c530 I think I will tap into.

TIA
Rich

 

[MATTCB]

"Aqua UV" is the brand to buy...better quality quartz and more powerful bulb and they can process higher volumes of water that most others witch can help you avoid using a dedicated pump or doing some over the top plumbing. Great UV's, I own 2 and love them. Look at the models with the wipers.

 

[wizardslovak]

After columnaris bacteria i decided to buy uv sterilizer
i got coralife turbo twist uv sterilizer 9w http://www.aquatichouse.com/uvsterilizer_files/UVSterilizer.asp
since then no problems, not leaks , works like a charm
pros of this model is that water is actually circulating in tubes around the light which gives it longer time under uv light with better results then standart sterilizers .
my 2 cents

 

[telepw]

This is what I have on my 160g :
http://cgi.ebay.com/2010-Version-36...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48394a55af

 

[Toddo]

This is what I have on my 160g :
http://cgi.ebay.com/2010-Version-36...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48394a55af

Lo...I have the same one but 18 watts. Seems ok, although I'm sure the bulb isn't the best. It was the only one I could afford at the time.

 

[Toby_H]

Danner UV's (Pondmaster) are my favorite... Turbo Twist works well also...

For reference I've been using them for 4 years rasising/breeding Blue Dempseys which are well known to be prone to parasitic infection.