UV Sterilizers
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dogface;742383; said:
Our UV sterilizer is a passive system. Instead of the return line from the FX5 going back to the tank, it runs through the UV sterilizer first and then back to the tank. The FX5 pushes the water through the UV sterilizer and back into the tank.
great example i like to see things like sopacu mom;741259; said:The outside wall of our living room is floor to ceiling picture windows. There are also two large skylights in the room. Our 300 gallon is in sunlight all day long, and developed a green water problem. Since we couldn't control the amount of light hitting the tank, we connected a 40 Watt Lifeguard UV sterilizer to the FX-5 filter. The UV sterilizer very quickly cleared up the green water problem.
Before the UV sterilizer was added to our filtration system:
The tank with the UV sterilizer:
We're pleased with our UV sterilizer
i use uv on all my tanks but one fry tank heres a pic of the tanks in my dinning room
heres a pic of the uv light for the 6x2x2foot a 36 watt uv light
heres a pic of the uv light for the 6x2x2foot a 36 watt uv light
the top tanks 6x2x2 has 2400 l/h canister filter and a 36 watt uv and 13 c.frontosa two 20cm sail fin gibbies,the bottom right tank has 12 breeding lab one 10cm sail fin gibbie with a 1200 canister filter and a 36 uv light the bottom left tanks has 5 6 cm sail fin gibbies two black ghost knifes one 16 cm the other 25cm would be 30 but hlaf its tale has been eaten off the tank has a 1400 l/h canister filter with a built in 9 watt uv light ive gone lower for the uv light cause of the gibbies
this is my 5 foot tank with 2 large mono,s 9 clown loaches one 20 cm sailfin gibbies the tank has a 1200 l/h canister filter a 36 watt uv light as you can see in the pic
they are not just for green water they are for killing parasites as well
i have been using TMC vectron UVs years
white spoy huh i havent had that since the late 80s
if you are running less than a 30w uv after a fx5 then the flow rate is to much
i think the most you can pass throw a 25w is 1700lph
you need to change the bulb in a UV every 6 months so make sure you make note of when you 1st started using it
their are bulbs that can last for 1yr on the market now
a UV should be turned on 24/7 7 days per week dont listurn to people who say they turn it off and their is no need for it to be on 24/7 thats rubbish
UV are great but dont get the pond type they are a waste of time for a tank and work in a diffrent way
i wouldnt run a tank without one
i have been using TMC vectron UVs years
white spoy huh i havent had that since the late 80s
if you are running less than a 30w uv after a fx5 then the flow rate is to much
i think the most you can pass throw a 25w is 1700lph
you need to change the bulb in a UV every 6 months so make sure you make note of when you 1st started using it
their are bulbs that can last for 1yr on the market now
a UV should be turned on 24/7 7 days per week dont listurn to people who say they turn it off and their is no need for it to be on 24/7 thats rubbish
UV are great but dont get the pond type they are a waste of time for a tank and work in a diffrent way
i wouldnt run a tank without one
B.K.;746580; said:
from what i've been reading, my understanding of things is that you pick a UV lamp wattage that would match the pump's flow. I just don't know what wattage would do well for mine. (i have a 700l/h and a 900 l/h) would i need to put 2 lamps?
What is your pump's flow rate? maybe the experts can give us some suggestions...
