In-Line UV Sterilizer 10W - IL10UV

I ran into one problem with this item. The 16mm barbs that come with it are not big enough. I tried three different brands of 16mm tubing and they all slide right off even with the nut tightened. Not a big deal I just used the 22mm barbs. I have a planted aquarium and in the process of tweaking my fertilizers got a nasty bout of green water. This cleared it up in an hour or two. Bulbs are affordable through Truaqua. I am impressed with the build quality. Would buy again.

I put a ball valve in line with the uv works great my water has never been so clear.

I just recently got this product and im ver happy for afortable price and good quality product

Had to replace bulb and found out the electrical plug going into the unit, not the transformer, was bad also, so had to buy a whole new unit. I have had several different kinds and this is a good as any,

This was the first UV sterilizer I purchased after I switched to injected CO2 in one of my aquariums. The algae blooms were constant and using a Vortex D-1 diatom filter would clear the tank of algae only for it to have grown back a day or two later. I was spending quite a bit of time scraping algae off the walls of my aquarium which would then attach to my plants. Then I'd have to remove my plants from my aquarium, clean them off and then replant them. It had become a vicious cycle. In the past I had considered purchasing an UV sterilizer, however they were expensive as were their replacement bulbs. Then I found the AquaTop IL10UV for under $40 and decided to give it a try. I plumbed it into the return hose on my Fluval and for the first time I no longer had an algae bloom every other day. The IL10UV works extremely well as a uv clarifier and when the water flow is reduced to say 100 gallons per hour or so, it actually works well as a UV sterilizer with germicidal benefits. I like the IL10UV so much that I have since purchased four AquaTop hob/uv sterilizers for some of my other planted aquaria - (2) PF15UV's (1) PF25UV (1) PF40UV. They all work quite well and I highly recommend these products to any fishkeeper who's experiencing algae blooms in their aquarium.

it was an easy hook up Don't know if this part should be a pro or con. Have it hooked up to a canister filter with a 530 gph flow and I think the uv is heating up the water. Would not run an aquarium heater with a uv setup.

Once put in place aquarium was crystal clear within 3 days. I have a 110 gallon African Cichlid aquarium and it does what it claims to. I would recommend this product to any one.

I purchased the In-Line UV Sterilizer 10W - IL10UV. fisrt I found it had a crack in it, can't get helpwith it leaking. Second when I patched the crack, I find it has an electrical short in it, when I plug it in, it just about electcutes me, Can't get help for this problem eighter.

Purchased this product because my 75 gallon aquarium recently came down with a case of green water (pea soup). After installing in on the output line of my cascade canister filter and a week of it working with 10% water changes every day the water is crystal clear! Worked better then I thought it would!

easy to set up - self explanatory

This is my first UV Sterilizer and I am satisfied with the results. I bought it because I was dealing with terrible cloudy and green water due to a unbalance ecosystem. I have done many water changes and even used algaecide but it keeps coming back. I hooked this UV product within the line of the external filter and within 2 to 3 days, along with water changes, the water starts to clear. Check out the pictures. The only thing I needed to purchase was some rubber adapters for the filter's line that I had cut for the UV, which I managed. I am pleased with the results.

I would buy this product again, it works very well on my 125 gallon tank.

Very good product and easy to install

Bought as a precaution, so there are no obvious changes to my tank, Seems to work well.