Coralife Turbo Twist 6x Sterilizer

[Johnny Reefer]

Having a problem with my Coralife Turbo Twist 12X 36W UV Sterilizer. It’s not that old. Bought it in early February and set it up in late February, so it’s been running only 4 weeks.

The problem: After doing tank and sump maintenance I plugged the unit back in and shortly thereafter noticed the light was not on. I tried another outlet and it came on, so I assumed it was the extension cord at fault. Went out and bought another extension cord. Plug it in…light comes on…great. Then after about a minute it went off. Tried multiple other extension cords/outlets/powerbars. Same thing. Check the manual’s troubleshooting section…not much help there. Took it apart…checked the bulb…yup, it’s seated properly. Put it back together…plug it in…same thing.

Long story short…the light comes on, but then goes off after about 1 or 2 minutes. I’m thinking it has a faulty transformer,…but maybe it’s the bulb?

Anyone else experience this with their Coralife UV?

Thanx much,