Just got it. I have a couple Turbotwists at home, so I thought I'd let my workplace be the guineapig for this new equipment. It is going to be installed on a 50g, semi-planted tank w/ a 96w Aqualight and no CO2. Tank is stocked with native fishes, and they are nutrient machines - thus the need for UV (holidays - when water changes are few and far between - create "issues")
Anyway, here's a photo of what comes in the box. The pump that comes with this thing is a beast - must weigh near a kilo - rated at 1100 liters per hour. The sterilzer will be hooked up inline with an ECCO 2235, so the pump will be going to my garbage can of RO water. The inlet/outlets are cut-to-size, and has dimples to make this easier. The holders (which are black, but appear gray, due to the flash reflection) seem adequate, but do not offer the hang-on-tank option that the TT does. Still, it will mount to wood nicely.
At a glance: Plastic has a bit 'cheaper' feel than the turbotwist, but it does have O-rings, and the parts fit snugly. The quartz sleeve seems to be equal quality to the TT, but it came with some white insulation-type stuff in the end of it. I don't know what to make of this, since the TT didn't have any in it. Is it suppose to be in there, or was it in there to make sure the bulb didn't clank against the sleeve during shipping?
I'm hooking it up tomorrow. I'll update the thread.
Oh yeah. Less than $50 shipped off eBay. I'm sure you've seen em there already
. Well, your questions will soon be answered.