PSA

[marcus aurelius]

Hey just thought I would share what happened to my tank last week.
Check your UV sterilizers. And check them often.
Of course I was out of town. Luckily my wife was home. Saved the fish and the bottom half of the tank. Happened at 1030 at night. Lost most of my SPS.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I have two Pentair 40 Watts, and have read about possible plastic degradation issues. Did your until fall...? Looks like something punched a hole in it...? Any details you can share?

 

[Fish Fan]

Very sorry to see this! I hope you can rebuild.

 

[marcus aurelius]

I have two Pentair 40 Watts, and have read about possible plastic degradation issues. Did your until fall...? Looks like something punched a hole in it...? Any details you can share?

No, I had it mounted to the back of stand. The plastic around the hole is soft.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Terrible️

 

[Biff0rz]

I'm going to give one of these a try. I use a 90w UV now but its costly to run but also scary - if it goes dry or you miss maintenance, fires can happen. This is LED's - https://collectorscorals.com/products/flex-active-uvc-steriliser

 

[bristleworm]

I didn't know Red Sea made uv units.

 

[jonelder68]

What brand? How old?

 

[marcus aurelius]

Pentair 40w. 4 years old