Thank you for saying that... The immunity debate is unnecessary, this is about population control there will be no sterile environment. DavidW said it also - the purpose is to reduce pathogens in a closed environment. These small boxes we keep are not natural therefore the bacteria won't behave naturally. The opportunity for something to get out of hand is very high and to not recognize this is playing a game of chance with your rays.
Ray Keepers--- DO YOU RUN A UV on your tank--and why?
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Thank you for saying that... The immunity debate is unnecessary, this is about population control there will be no sterile environment. DavidW said it also - the purpose is to reduce pathogens in a closed environment. These small boxes we keep are not natural therefore the bacteria won't behave naturally. The opportunity for something to get out of hand is very high and to not recognize this is playing a game of chance with your rays.
I am setting up my 9x4x2 tank and have added 2 of the vecton v2 600 units. They state a max flow rate of 1900ltr per hour. The eheim pump i have spare is a 2200ltr per hour pump. Obviously this is too much for one unit but i am hoping that for pumping water through 2 units in a daisy chain effect plus around 2 feet of head that the flow rate will be ok. Anyone any thoughts on this please?
Yes, that should be fine but I would personally t off before and slow the rate down, 50% would be better IMO and you get some extra water heating from the uv, you will already pay for that energy so may as well get the most out of it. Slower is better IMO. If you do not like a t then add some back pressure to slow the flow down, maybe a spray bar, lift some head or a tap the other end to add some pressure. I would loop the return back to the pump for some recirculating maybe?
I also would like to get more opinions on ozone as I have been told they're very effective and somewhat inexpensive. The local aquarium maintenance guy here swears by them and said their harmless for freshwater set ups. Just set them and forget them, no bulbs to change etc. However I don't know and have heard conflicting opinions.
When calibrating a redox probe you need to leave it in the solution to stabilise for a few days then set the value
Even with ozone the safe level for FW is no higher than 340 mv above this is risky
With loads of air pumping into the tank sump and weirs my mv sits at around 220
I have herd people say good things about ozone so I gave it a go and to tell the truth I found it more hassle than its worth and with the risk of killing your whole tank if the levels run to high or the carbon you need to run it throw before it enters the sump or main tank I found a gamble I was not willing to take
I would recommend a UVS to anyone keeping rays as there is no point wish you had something when it's to late
We all know rays are not good with meds so if you have a option of cutting down the risk of needing meds or salt then surely you must be crazy not to use it
No point wishing you had car insurance after you crash or it gets stolen
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dagnabit but I agree with T1! ( that doesn't happen every day! LOL)
if your UV craps out then it does nothing, if your ozone craps out it kills everything
if your UV craps out then it does nothing, if your ozone craps out it kills everything
http://www.marinedepot.com/Ultralif...ller-Ultralife-YUL3311-FIOZWO-YUL3333-vi.html upto 600 gallons of water
The main problem with ozone is they run by a controller which adjusts the amount of ozone added
The probes on a ozone controller need a lot of care and if they are not calibrated correctly kiss good bye to your whole system
Like I said I played around with ozone for a few months then dumped it
People asked for input on ozone and I have given it
I can only give advice on things I have used and a UVS is worth the money ozone is to risky in my eyes
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The probes on a ozone controller need a lot of care and if they are not calibrated correctly kiss good bye to your whole system
Like I said I played around with ozone for a few months then dumped it
People asked for input on ozone and I have given it
I can only give advice on things I have used and a UVS is worth the money ozone is to risky in my eyes
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This is just a ozone generator you also need a ozone reactor and controller to monitor the ozone levels in the tank you then need to run the ozone treated water over carbon to remove any toxins
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