UV sterilizer for 500 gallons
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Take a look at these: http://www.aquaultraviolet.com/products/uvsterilizers/classic
I have 2 of the 57W, 1 on each pond, and 1 25W on my 6x6 tank. They work good, and have sizes for just about any tank.
Not sure you can order direct, I always get them off amazon.
I have 2 of the 57W, 1 on each pond, and 1 25W on my 6x6 tank. They work good, and have sizes for just about any tank.
Not sure you can order direct, I always get them off amazon.
pond UV are no good on a tank they work different to a tank uv just get a few tank uv and run them back to back i run 4 x 25w back to back
with uv its all about flow rate you cant push to much or the uv does nothing
this is my setup
I had a 25 watt aqua uv on my 450 gal but it didnt do much. I switched to a 57 watt and it works great
i still think its better to run them back to back rather than one unit
with running say 4 x 25w back to back you get a much longer contact time with the light
with one large unit the water only comes into contact with the water for about 30inch with 4 x 25w the water has 4ft of contact time
with running say 4 x 25w back to back you get a much longer contact time with the light
with one large unit the water only comes into contact with the water for about 30inch with 4 x 25w the water has 4ft of contact time
I believe that a strong UVC is better than many low UVC's
after several years must surely change parts gaskets, etc. much easier to start leaking and more to think of a strong show-through watertight at once rather than for it to go through lot of units.. looks like Doctor Snuggles lives with T1KARMANN LOL
after several years must surely change parts gaskets, etc. much easier to start leaking and more to think of a strong show-through watertight at once rather than for it to go through lot of units.. looks like Doctor Snuggles lives with T1KARMANN LOL
one of my units is 6 years old never changed a thing on it apart from the tube/bulb
its a UVS you need not a UVC most UVC are made for ponds which do nothing on a tank
What do you mean that the smaller one didn't do much, you cannot tell without some way of counting bacteria. The uvc does very little, if anything, for clarity.
I run the same uvc as t1 and run them back to back (in series) like him and I use a small dedicated pump in my sump so that the flow rate is slow to give a good contact time. I have found that after 5 plus years the hose tails can become brittle, if you disturb them they can break so it's good to have a spare.
Pond clarifiers are no use to rays, they are a different contact time and flow rate to kill free floating algae and not bacteria which is what people should be using the uvc for on a ray tank.