Do you use UV?
- Thread starter DyM
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Interesting. Picked up 2x 25watts in that unit, so will watch this thread to see what the thoughts are. I personally have always had a small one w/ sw. They were prob under rated and these are bulbs I don't care to replace frequently, so I still scrape glass weekly. Does help with bacteria and parisites. But so would an ozone generator.
I was using one for several months. The bulb would burn out about every 6 weeks to 2 months, and cost me $45 every time. Then I talked to Will at Premiere fish and reef at the January meeting and according to his research, on an average size tank, you would have to use several hundred watts of bulb to kill any unwanted parasites and it would have to be at a trickle flow. Most of the units on the market are only good for killing off free floating algae (green water). Since my water was clear, and I use a carbon reactor, I decided to stop using my UV. Didn't notice any change in anything in my tank or chemistry, and I still have to clean my glass every few days regardless of whether the UV was running or not.
Whoa manners. I think the OP would enjoy that your contributing to thier post and furthering the discussion. At least I would hope so, or I may have hyjacked a few to many.
I used to have one built into my return line, and when it died I got one to just run off a powerhead in the tank. If your going to run one I would just run it all the time, as they are typically low flow and don't always see a lot of the water column for long periods of time.
Hey CRW, you should drop your 2cents here, as these started in the pond hobby.
I used to have one built into my return line, and when it died I got one to just run off a powerhead in the tank. If your going to run one I would just run it all the time, as they are typically low flow and don't always see a lot of the water column for long periods of time.
Hey CRW, you should drop your 2cents here, as these started in the pond hobby.