kohwhl Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Hi Bros, Recently thought of investing in a UV filter, but after some readings and research I found out that as effectively that they kill parasites and others etc, they also kill off the good stuff supposedly. I would like to know if anyone here runs them and felt that it is essential to keep it and how it has been beneficial. Thanks for your help in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakani Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Depend. If you use for fowler tank it good to have. If coral tank some might say not advice some say it ok. So you can try it out see your No3 and swing or not. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Hi Bros, Recently thought of investing in a UV filter, but after some readings and research I found out that as effectively that they kill parasites and others etc, they also kill off the good stuff supposedly. I would like to know if anyone here runs them and felt that it is essential to keep it and how it has been beneficial. Thanks for your help in advance. I also read that it also kills good stuff so my UV set is still in a box... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Becken Posted December 20, 2013 SRC Member Share Posted December 20, 2013 I use it n set to timing for 7 hr per day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamBoo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 yes, whatever passes through it get kill, including plankton. Use it in FOWLR tank should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearnofish Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I use it n set to timing for 7 hr per day . yes, with a timer will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Shamsul Posted January 21, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted January 21, 2014 yes, with a timer will be good. Agree, i also use it 8 hours per day. I believe it also heats up your water a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member artxakis Posted March 3, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted March 3, 2014 Depending on what you trying to get rid of. If you are trying to get rid of PO4 & NO3 to minimize the growth of Algae, you can also consider Bio Pellet Reactor. You may read up on the Bio Pellet Reactor to see its benefits. i tried using the bio pellets but it seems theres a stringy brown kind of algae growing very fast on my glass everywhere. once i stop the bio pellets these brown hair algae stop growing. is there a possibility the bio pellets are providing nutrients for these algaes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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