wouldnt all the water in the tank get hit by the uv bulb within 24 hrs more than once so a bypass is doing nothing if you have proper filtration all the water in your tank would hit the lamp within an hour anywayUV sterilizers
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wouldnt all the water in the tank get hit by the uv bulb within 24 hrs more than once so a bypass is doing nothing if you have proper filtration all the water in your tank would hit the lamp within an hour anywayMicrobes work with a different time frame to humans. Repopulation of the filter is going on on an hourly basis. If what you say was true then you would only need to run the uv for a couple of hours a day. This doesn´t work practically though.tylerperkins;2158137; said:
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I just got my uv sterilizer, it is 26 watts running on a 200 gallon tank. My water has had no tint of green since. and my fish seem happier.
improves water clarity, if your overfiltered which most people on here honestly are, a uv will not cause any problems with your bio filtering capabilities
Thats true I am filtering over 3000 GPH on a 200 gallon tank and the uv sterilizer on a seperate pump is doing wonders for the clarity of my tank
Sorry to just kind of jump in hear. But would you be able to hook up an under gravel filter to a pump then to a UV sterilizer? while having a hang over pump that does most of the water movement?
Dont know dude the only way to find out is to try it. I don't know what kind of equipment you are working with
