UV Sterilizer

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So the final answer is... no i should not use UV Steralizer? with a planted tank?

Personally I wouldn't worry about it. Unless you have some severe issue arise then I might look into one but for the meantime I would just focus on making sure you have good filtration going on.
 
FX5 plus UV = waste of uv. UV's need slow flow, very slow, and most canisters are too high of a flow rate. I'd personally run them on an independent pump. I wouldn't run one on a planted tank though.
I agree with this......an FX5 pumps pretty fast......you will only kill free floating algae......might help keep down algea production.....but to kill bacteria and such.....you need to slow it down to like 150 gal/hour .....
I use a ViaAqua 1300 dedicated for the UV....so after the tubing slows it down it is about 150 gal/hour....ir is rated at like 350 gal/hr....so it goes

Siphon/tube/pump/tube/uv/tube/return nozzle.....

but your running a planted tank.....
Do you really need one?
 
greenbird007;4354255; said:
I agree with this......an FX5 pumps pretty fast......you will only kill free floating algae......might help keep down algea production.....but to kill bacteria and such.....you need to slow it down to like 150 gal/hour .....
I use a ViaAqua 1300 dedicated for the UV....so after the tubing slows it down it is about 150 gal/hour....ir is rated at like 350 gal/hr....so it goes

Siphon/tube/pump/tube/uv/tube/return nozzle.....

but your running a planted tank.....
Do you really need one?

no i jsut set my tank up but im jsut curious for future such as clarity and such
 
the UV light wont do anything for clarity, unless you have a massive green water bloom like i did when i first set up my old tank. if everything is balanced correctly, you should never get green water.
 
I got green killing UV on two of my tanks, can say they work well.

2/3 days it cleaned up a tank from some what muddy water to very clear. Also run the bigger one in my 75gall ebjd tank full time.
 
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