Aqua UV Bulbs

powderblue1 · 07/03/2017, 06:50 AM

Hello all. Has anyone had experience with these bulbs? Are they on par with the AquaUV brand replacements? Thanks for any insight.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aqua-Ultravi...kAAOSwcldUaNIJ

bblumberg · 07/03/2017, 10:09 AM

Haven't bought this particular one, but we usually buy 25 and 54 watt bulbs on Amazon or from online lightbulb places. Just search the number on the bulb and pick the option you like best.

slief · 07/03/2017, 11:03 AM

I highly doubt they are anywhere near the quality of the AquaUV ones. My experience with cheap UV sterilzers is that the bulbs only last 6 months. AquaUV manufacturers their own bulbs are they rated to have 90% of their efficiency after one year and have found my ORP remains consistent up until then and actually beyond that. I replace mine every year as a result. I recently let them go too long and they failed at 1.5 years. I noticed it when my ORP tanked. After replacing the bulbs, my ORP went back to it's normal 400 levels. If you invested in a quality quality filter like the AquaUV, don't cut corners on a the bulb which is obviously the most critical part of the unit.

powderblue1 · 07/05/2017, 05:24 PM

YUP. My thoughts. Just wanted to check if they had their bulbs manufactured in this Chinese place. Then it would be like buying the same thing.

07/03/2017, 06:50 AM	#1
powderblue1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 83	Aqua UV Bulbs Hello all. Has anyone had experience with these bulbs? Are they on par with the AquaUV brand replacements? Thanks for any insight. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aqua-Ultravi...kAAOSwcldUaNIJ

07/03/2017, 10:09 AM	#2
bblumberg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 606	Haven't bought this particular one, but we usually buy 25 and 54 watt bulbs on Amazon or from online lightbulb places. Just search the number on the bulb and pick the option you like best. __________________ Bruce Current Tank Info: 150G mixed reef (6x Blue Acro 20K Pro COB LEDs, 4x 80W T5 supplement), 150g fw discus (T5 lighting), 110G fw Angelfish (DIY LED lighting), 4 x 40 g frag tanks (DIY LED).

07/03/2017, 11:03 AM	#3
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	I highly doubt they are anywhere near the quality of the AquaUV ones. My experience with cheap UV sterilzers is that the bulbs only last 6 months. AquaUV manufacturers their own bulbs are they rated to have 90% of their efficiency after one year and have found my ORP remains consistent up until then and actually beyond that. I replace mine every year as a result. I recently let them go too long and they failed at 1.5 years. I noticed it when my ORP tanked. After replacing the bulbs, my ORP went back to it's normal 400 levels. If you invested in a quality quality filter like the AquaUV, don't cut corners on a the bulb which is obviously the most critical part of the unit. __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476

07/05/2017, 05:24 PM	#4
powderblue1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 83	YUP. My thoughts. Just wanted to check if they had their bulbs manufactured in this Chinese place. Then it would be like buying the same thing.