Are ClearWater Algae Scrubbers being being discontinued??

stephanjupillat · Saturday at 9:04 PM

Wayofthereef said:
O you took it completely off line

Bypass is. Don’t remember wire colors. One way will work, other won’t. Meaning cut out that black thing and remove it, then reattach the wires

Wayofthereef · Sunday at 8:39 PM

stephanjupillat said:
Bypass is. Don’t remember wire colors. One way will work, other won’t. Meaning cut out that black thing and remove it, then reattach the wires

So this is for direct 120v

BrighamSarratt · Monday at 2:08 PM

anthonymckay said:
To add to this, I just noticed that while SaltwaterAquariums.com lists them as "Out of Stock" on their website, they in fact have 1 listed on ebay which seems like an effort to clear out their remaining stock? While I'd like to grab this, it makes me a bit hesitant as I've read of some people having the LED lights stop working, and only being able to get them replaced from clearwater themselves.

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stephanjupillat · Monday at 3:58 PM

Wayofthereef said:
So this is for direct 120v

It doesn't change the voltage. That's not what that black box is. It's something to do to prevent the light from flickering. It was accidently added by the manufacturers where they should not have installed it. If you remove it then it'll go back to working.

As I have said, bypass that box and it'll work again. Simple as that.

Wayofthereef · Monday at 7:12 PM

stephanjupillat said:
It doesn't change the voltage. That's not what that black box is. It's something to do to prevent the light from flickering. It was accidently added by the manufacturers where they should not have installed it. If you remove it then it'll go back to working.

As I have said, bypass that box and it'll work again. Simple as that.

I ran it with the black box using 12v and then removed the box and ran it on 12v and nothing.. i tried flipping the wires and nothing.. it worked with the box but after a few minutes would start flickering

stephanjupillat · 2024-05-15T00:14:25-0400

Wayofthereef said:
I ran it with the black box using 12v and then removed the box and ran it on 12v and nothing.. i tried flipping the wires and nothing.. it worked with the box but after a few minutes would start flickering

Don’t know what to tell you. This was the instructions given to me by Clearwater. I followed the instructions and they worked again for me.