UV Sterilizer Bulbs!!!

[ostrow]

Drs Foster Smith sell the bulb for my Coralife Turbo-Twist at $31.95. I found nobody else selling them.

But at this link:
http/www.efi.org/products/lighting/philtw01.html
I found the bulb I use (PHilips PL-S 9Watt) for $3.50. If you buy more than 50 bulbs, it drops to $2.50 a bulb.

Check out non-fish suppliers for parts like this before succombing!!!

 

[Great Lakes]

Pretty scary. isn't it?

 

[ostrow]

Hey, I learned something here! The link above is for visible light bulbs. These are NOT what you need in a UV Sterilizer!!!!

What is need is a TUV bulb. But, happily, I found a Philips PL-S TUV 9Watt bulb, while not at $3.50, still at half the price of the aquarium stores. For $15, you can get them here:

http/www.worldwidespecialtylamp.com/phil3.asp

They also sell the Triton fluorescent bulbs at a pretty darned good price too. I ordered a couple for myself!