So does my poopBut it has 4 stars on Amazon!
And why do you think so? Not saying yes or no, but curious your thinking.My belief is that the Pentair set up properly will be FAR better. I only have anecdotal evidence of this, but I'd wager on it.
Ooh, Anecdotal evidence, my favorite kind. I would bet there is no way for a hobbyist to accurately measure the effectiveness.My belief is that the Pentair set up properly will be FAR better. I only have anecdotal evidence of this, but I'd wager on it.
Ooh, Anecdotal evidence, my favorite kind. I would bet there is no way for a hobbyist to accurately measure the effectiveness.
So what science goes into besides bulb quality and flow rate vs. bulb power and physical size?No, but what a hobbyist can do is look at both anecdotal evidence, the build quality, and the company and science behind the equipment. What we do know about Pentair is they make UV sterilizers for the industrial market as well. Huge installations for community water supplies. They have decades of experience and science behind their products including their bulbs. Corallife in general makes mid-level hobbyist equipment. This isn't definitive, but as i said it's enough for me considering how important I think UV is.
So what science goes into besides bulb quality and flow rate vs. bulb power and physical size?
well one other difference between Coralife and Pentair units is the Coralife uses a PC type bulb for UV, where as the Pentair uses a T5 style bulb. Now does this make a difference? Eh... maybe?
But a $134 - 36W UV vs a $430 - 40W UV... might be hard to justify if there's $300 more value in one over the other if they both work.