uv on rena xp3
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i would think that with the high flow rate of the XP3 your contact time is not going to be long enough..
but I'm not sure. generally, lower flows are better because it allows for greater exposure of each gallon of water to the UV light because it takes longer to pass through..
but I'm not sure. generally, lower flows are better because it allows for greater exposure of each gallon of water to the UV light because it takes longer to pass through..
Well, it's true that exposure time is important, so I would purchase a uv unit which makes some attempt to offer a convoluted path. The XP3 states a flowrate or 350 gph and I can't remember if that's the pump flowrate or empty canister flowrate...doesn't matter, because you'll never achieve that with a canister containing media. 200-300 gph should be good for these uv units. Slower is ok too. Also, if you don't kill the organism on the first pass, you should at least damage it and then achieve final annihilation on the next pass.12 Volt Man;1983001; said:
The XP3 has a motor rated for 350 gph
the actual is about half of that
Ive been using UV lights for 5+ years and have gained a lot of experience with them while spawning Blue Dempseys which are known to be prone to parasitic disease UVs kill parasites
I aim for 1W of UV power per 10 US gal of tank volume
I aim for 10 gph per 1 W of UV power
The simply converts to a 9W on a 90 gal at 90 gph
I thin kits safe to say your XP3 actually functions at around 175 gph which means it would work great pushing water through an 18W UV
I use Magnum 350s (same sized motor) to push water through my 18W lights
This is the only UV pic I have it is a Magnum HOT (rated - 250 gph) and a Turbo Twist 18W
That filter now pushes water through a 9W and a Mag 350 pushes water through the 18W
Ive been using UV lights for 5+ years and have gained a lot of experience with them while spawning Blue Dempseys which are known to be prone to parasitic disease UVs kill parasites
I aim for 1W of UV power per 10 US gal of tank volume
I aim for 10 gph per 1 W of UV power
The simply converts to a 9W on a 90 gal at 90 gph
I thin kits safe to say your XP3 actually functions at around 175 gph which means it would work great pushing water through an 18W UV
I use Magnum 350s (same sized motor) to push water through my 18W lights
This is the only UV pic I have it is a Magnum HOT (rated - 250 gph) and a Turbo Twist 18W
That filter now pushes water through a 9W and a Mag 350 pushes water through the 18W
I heard someone was requesting for pics!dvsgp6;1983176; said:
Here you go Mang! I just got this setup for two weeks. I even added quick disconnect valves to make maintainance easy. Add a prefilter sponge to the intake if you want to slow down the flow even more.
