Is this UV Sterilizer any good?...

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With the correct care of your tank, you shouldnt be even thinking of an ich outbreak. This means feedings, temp, light duration, cleanliness of water etc.
 
Mystix212;1377680; said:
With the correct care of your tank, you shouldnt be even thinking of an ich outbreak. This means feedings, temp, light duration, cleanliness of water etc.
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Dude, give me a break. I've got a thousand dollars worth of fish in my big tank and I want a little more insurance than feedings, temp, light duration, water cleanliness, etc..:)
 
nothing wrong with trying to provide the best. i have a friend having problems right now with some cichlids, he keeps his tanks pristine. less than 5ppm nitrate, stable temp, ph, you name it. he hadnt lost a fish from this system in years, now all of a sudden he is losing 1-2 a week from what appears to be internal parasites. if he had a uv he may not be having this problem. when money allows i will be adding one to my system without a doubt.
 
If you want a little extra insurance then by all means go for it. I didnt know you have thousands of dollars worth of fish in this tank. Its just that in the regular freshwater tank a UV isnt needed.
 
I use a uv for algeacontrol. Had a floating layer of algea, wich blocked out the light for the plants. No mater how many waterchanges, within a day the algea was back. With the uv, it was gone within a couple of days. Never had any sick fish either.
 
I don't think the UV sterilizer will kill internal parasites, they are most often passed through eating infected feeders/food. While there are lots of things you don't NEED to have to keep fish, some things (like UV sterilizers) make fish keeping easier. I've also been looking to get a UV sterilizer, but I discounted this particular model as being WAY too cheap. I've learned from my mistakes, and cheap is only good to a point. When other UV sterilizers run $150-200, and this is $50, there MUST be some issue with quality of construction or performance.
 
Merbeast;1378719; said:
I don't think the UV sterilizer will kill internal parasites, they are most often passed through eating infected feeders/food. While there are lots of things you don't NEED to have to keep fish, some things (like UV sterilizers) make fish keeping easier. I've also been looking to get a UV sterilizer, but I discounted this particular model as being WAY too cheap. I've learned from my mistakes, and cheap is only good to a point. When other UV sterilizers run $150-200, and this is $50, there MUST be some issue with quality of construction or performance.
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I was thinking the same thing. That's why I wanted to know if anyone here has actually used it.
 
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