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.
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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.
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:
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.
This is it: http://www.amazon.com/Green-Killing-Machine-Internal-Sterilizer/dp/B001KP9B2W Petsmart doesn't have it on their website for some reason, but they always have at least one sitting on the shelf.
EDIT: Sorry--forgot to say its called the "Green Killing Machine" in case you want to search it yourself
EDIT: Sorry--forgot to say its called the "Green Killing Machine" in case you want to search it yourself
