Pond UV for marine applications?

[Royal]

Has anyone tried using a pond UV sterilizer for their bigger systems ? I found one on Amazon I was considering. 40 watt which should be enough for my system.

 

[this is me]

I don’t see why not if all the parts should be made of PVC and glass tube to hold the UV bulb.

 

[Spaceman]

For the same price just for the no stress of worries I would buy the icecap 40w uv. I love the simplicity of the aqua ultraviolet personally and will be turning on my 80w probably next weekend.

 

[Royal]

I saw the ice cap one too I did like it. I’m just surprised on how big of a cost difference there is on UV’s bulkreefsupply pricing has been inflated for a while now but the pond vs marine UV brands and pricing is ridiculous. I mean I know going bigger with your tank is always gonna be a jump in cost this hobby ain’t for the weak I’ve been doing this since 2009 so I get it but damn.

 

[Royal]

I was gonna ask has anyone tried using the coral life brand UV for the price I might just try it the 18w for $147 on Amazon kinda worth trying claims to be rated for 500G but coralife brand is 50/50 IMO

 

[Reefried]

As long as there are no metal parts it should be fine. Some pond and freshwater UVs have a wiper to clean the glass tube. Those are not recommended. I wonder too if the reef hobby UVs are just expensive because of the hobby itself. With that said I believe in buying solid equipment. I have a Aqua UV and love it. It’s been running continuously for a year, I just changed the bulb and glass tube. They are definitely not cheap, but they have a rock solid reputation in this hobby.

 

[Spaceman]

Coral life uv is cheap and junk imo they all leak internally and cause issues