UV with rays?
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Vectron here too... has made such a big difference, I went for 6 months without one and I had numerous problems with algae, since I have had the unit the water has been crystal clear and reduced my algae problems a lot
Use it for algae - "green water"
Do not expect it to kill parasites, the amount you need to kill a parasite is cost prohibitive. With UV you can kill some bacteria, but still not as effect as advertisements may lead you to believe. I think that money, if limited, is better spent on high pressure mechanical filtration and good pumps.
Do not expect it to kill parasites, the amount you need to kill a parasite is cost prohibitive. With UV you can kill some bacteria, but still not as effect as advertisements may lead you to believe. I think that money, if limited, is better spent on high pressure mechanical filtration and good pumps.
T1KARMANN;1617048; said:i run 2 x 25w back to back and push 1700 lph throw it so mine is also slow
i was thinking of doing that at one time too hummmm!
as far as uv not killing unwanted bacteria etc..
I think its been scientifically proven to do so? But who knows you may be right.
I think it does some good personally
It definitely can, but, the amount of exposure is a lot higher than the vendors let you believe. It can also kill parasites like ick and velvet, but you need so many watts to do it is cost prohibitive. I am trying to find my aquaticeco catalog with the charts in it, the website doesn't have all the tech tips up yet!
omtay606;1617468; said:
The idea is to get any/all water to pass through the UV. You want to use it last in a series of filters. Ideally like this: Mechanical (sock) >>>> Biological >>>>> Mechanical forced (pleat) >>>>>>> Chemical >>>>>> UV Sterilizer.
If it is just the mechanics of the situation that you are asking, it depends on the unit. they need water to flow through them, so you can use a return pump from a sump, a canister filter return, a stand a lone powerhead from the tank, etc. small units will use vinyl hose and hose clamps, bigger units may require PVC plumbing knowledge/skill.
