UV sterilizer
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scsinet
Active Member
When I got replacement parts from them in the past, they were just teensy plastic parts. They sent them for free, so I didn't complain about the shipping time. I think it took a couple weeks.
UV units are hardly critical pieces of equipment, so you shouldn't have much to worry about.
Yes, UV lamps lose efficiency just like any other fluorescent lamp. They should be replaced every 6 months or so, which is one of the key drawbacks to UV units... they cost a ton to maintain.
UV units are hardly critical pieces of equipment, so you shouldn't have much to worry about.
Yes, UV lamps lose efficiency just like any other fluorescent lamp. They should be replaced every 6 months or so, which is one of the key drawbacks to UV units... they cost a ton to maintain.
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/3149019
When I got replacement parts from them in the past, they were just teensy plastic parts. They sent them for free, so I didn't complain about the shipping time. I think it took a couple weeks.
UV units are hardly critical pieces of equipment, so you shouldn't have much to worry about.
Yes, UV lamps lose efficiency just like any other fluorescent lamp. They should be replaced every 6 months or so, which is one of the key drawbacks to UV units... they cost a ton to maintain.
I completely agree with SCSInet, UV sterilizers are not completely necessary and many aquarists have been keeping successfull aquariums for years without one.
http:///forum/post/3149019
When I got replacement parts from them in the past, they were just teensy plastic parts. They sent them for free, so I didn't complain about the shipping time. I think it took a couple weeks.
UV units are hardly critical pieces of equipment, so you shouldn't have much to worry about.
Yes, UV lamps lose efficiency just like any other fluorescent lamp. They should be replaced every 6 months or so, which is one of the key drawbacks to UV units... they cost a ton to maintain.
I completely agree with SCSInet, UV sterilizers are not completely necessary and many aquarists have been keeping successfull aquariums for years without one.