allpondsolutions 18w UV Light Steriliser for Pond & Aquarium
allpondsolutions 18w UV Light Steriliser for Pond & Aquarium – CUV-118 Fish Tank & Pond Clarifie
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| Dimensions: | 11.42 x 5.71 x 0.01 cm; 1 Kilograms |
| Model: | CUV-118 |
| Part: | CUV-118 |
| Manufacture: | All Pond Solutions |
| Dimensions: | 11.42 x 5.71 x 0.01 cm; 1 Kilograms |
This worked like a miracle. It took just 10 days to transform my dark Green pond water to crystal clear. My gravity filter integrated light kept failing and I didn’t want to but a new filter so this was the perfect answer. Easy to install.
Had a Jebao 18w and this is similar comstruction and design, with improvements. The removal of the UV tube and crystal cylindar is easier, the install of the UV assembly has a nice slip ring fixing so not screwing cable every time like the Jebao. The ballast is a lot more moisture resistant and complete sealed unit . .so all good. as it uses the same UV lamps and yhe quality of the crystal tube is same should perform the same, but hopefully longer before it starts blowing lamps like the Jebao.
one critique is the hose fittings are a little small diameter for pipe and need a good quality ring clip to keep from leaking at hose connections, they just fall off and dont have the deep barb’s . . but installed with no leaks now I wait to see tesults.
Very happy with the price, same lamp size so will be replacing the other two UV’s if all goes well.
Not even had this uv filter a year, and when the bulb stopped working i tried to look and see what was wrong and found this, I have no idea how long it’s been like that as I havnt checked it for a while
More by chance than design i’d not had algae problems until this year. Went to pea soup in a matter of days and nothing got rid of it so went for this uv filter. Arrived next day, about an hour to rearrange pipes and fit it, less than a week and saw improvements, these shots are the water after 10 days. The unit itself is in the shade, couplings are tight and no leaks noticed. Handy window to check the bulb is working. So far so good.
Went on holiday and when I returned my pump was blocked so the water from my pond wasn’t reaching the filters, the water was green and murky, bought this and within 10 days my water is crystal clear. Highly recommend this.
Good is easy to fit…good price.
Bad….no mains plug fitted….despite clear glass view port you cant see if light is working..from previous purchase this lamp will only last 1 year. Not tried to replave the uv lamp inside though..yet.
Liked it all. It was a fiddle to fit but no more then any other. When I got it fitted well the water cleared up within a week and hasn’t gone green since.
Hats off to the seller, product arrived within 24 hours.
Set it up in my 5500 litre pond on arrival, took only 15 mins to have up and running. Really like the inspection window which allows you to see UV lamp is working. Also like the clear hose connector with visible spinner to show the water flow.
Time will tell but first impressions are excellent.
Good value product from AllPondSolutions.
Bought this uv for my grow on tank as it kept going green, cleared up after a few weeks of installing it. Good price for a small uv, very happy with its performance
I read a few bad reviews so was dubious, however I’ve had no issues at all, pond is once again crystal clear after my old uv failed , so I decided to write the review just so people know it’s not bad at all
Instructions need reading twice but once sorted unit is quite easy to fix in-line. Within 2 weeks very noticeable difference in clarity of water. Can see much deeper into pond than before.
good build quality. quite easy to instal. the cable is very generous so no adaptation to be made there. generous 18watt uv tube and working very well.. pleased with my purchase.
Unit arrived well packed ,promptly and complete. Seller was very helpful sorting a minor blip and although it has only been fitted to my pond filtration for about a week the water is already much clearer. So far I am very pleased.
The design is basically vey good other than In my pond the rotating vane which apparently lets you know the pump is working clogged up almost immediately and almost seems to act as a dam for any blanket weed or floating debris in the water. As the waterfall itself tells me the pump is working I am tempted to remove the vane.I have been using it for a couple of months now and the water is crystal clear so overall worth 4.5 out of 5
Bought 18w uv for my 240l reef tank after long fight with dinoflagellates, I added the unit to return line from the sump started a 3day blackout and Dinoflagellates was completely gone, 2weeks later no Dino have returned and my water has never looked as Crystal clear, I will never run a reef tank without UV Sterilizer again, weirdly doesn’t come with plug but this is easy to sort, hope this is helpful to someone.
Fantastic is the headline and that’s no exaggeration. My pond was like pea soup and not a fish could be seen, but since fitting this UV Steriliser to my pump/filter system (2 days) the water is now virtually clear and I am sure that within 1/2 weeks it will be crystal. This really is a Fantastic piece of kit.
Overall very pleased with the unit and would recommend it.
I would have given 5 stars if the first unit hadn’t been faulty.
Seems sturdy and works well. BUT it doesnt come with a plug, not even a chinese one with a uk adapter, just bare wires!! in this day and age i think thats unacceptable. However i still think its a good value bit of kit, just be aware of the plug issue