UV Light

[ReDDeviLs]

hi guys,

really have a prob with ich..load my tank with nice fishes than suddenly..all went to heaven.

damn sian..think want to invest in a UV twister..

read about the old post by some reefers that it have some good effects..

though of going to petmart to get it..

my tank is 150gallon..

wonder which model and brand is good enough for me?

[sps_dude]

ok... using UV will be beneficial... why ??? because it will kill viruses or bacteria..... lets not forget these units cant tell the difference between good and bad bacteria.... so they kill both....... my point is u can use uv to sterilise the water...but dont on it for too long.... max 2 hrs a day........ thisis just a reminder..... ignore it if u know it already

one more thing....... u must also know what caused the itch in the first place....... most probably stress..... so i think before u buy a uv set..... i reccomend u to change water first... as much as possible and recycle your tank first...... if that does not work... then by all means go for the UV... since u dont have any fish.....i think shouldnt be a problem right ?????

[ReDDeviLs]

hi bro,thanks for the advise..i did a 20% water change..

infact the problem got worst.

my old fishes use to scratch themself once awhile for many months..so i assume i had whitespot in my tank long ago..

so now everytime i add a newfish...it cant survive long..

its impossible to catch out all the fishes as they live in/under the rocks or bury in the sand..

that is why i thought of investing in a uv..as im dosing a reef safe medicine by waterlife..but its kind of expensive..i need to dose alot for the volume of my tank..in long turn run i see the UV more cost saving..

what do you think?

[chrislwp]

What fish are you keeping?

I challenge myself by keeping a powderblue surgeon in a small tank.

- changed water and running with filter to ensure good water movement

- use fan to keep the temperature cooler

- use UV, even on 24hr to desperately kill all bacteria

- added waterlife octazin

- freshwater dip

- feed brineshrimp soaked with garlic guard, fish is eating

My conclusion, still cannot get rid of the ich. The ich will go away after 2-3 days, in which it will come back again the next day. Luckily I didn't put the fish in main tank.

So good luck to you if you are keeping the ich magnet fish.

[ReDDeviLs]

will be keeping tangs..so eh...

[chrislwp]

I keep Sohal, Purple, Yellow, Naso together too. All fine. Except Powderblue now still struggling from Ich.

[terryansimon]

I've had discussions with people about UV killing good and bad bacteria and I've come to one conclusion. it may be wrong, but I guess it was the only conclusion I can draw. UV will only help against free floating bacteria which happen to be in that small volume of water which got sucked in.

so I just leave my on for 24hrs a day. can't be bothered about what kill good bacteria and bad bacteria. unless its proven to me without a shadow of a doubt that all the beneficial bacteria like de-nitrifying bacteria float around the water. until then.

just get the UV. no harm investing in it to keep the tank a little bit more safe. but if you have the cash to burn, get Ozone. (=

[ReDDeviLs]

how much is the ozone going at?

i heard good comments here on coralvale or something like that..the twist kind..though of getting it from petmart as the things there are cheaper..

any recommandation on how much watts i shld go for and what i need to check for before i get them?

[lightningstrike]

if u r talking abt the one without orp monitor/controller, sander and red sae ones abt $200 to $300. Red Sea ozoniser with controller/monitor ard $800

[alanseah]

mine also have most of my fish die of iches..

last week get a UV and have it on till now..

so far so gd.. cant see anything wrong happening but I can see my blue tang and 1 clown fish that suffering from iches r more or less ich free now...

my fire shrimp still on and off do some small little clean up service for ny tang too..

[ReDDeviLs]

bro alanseah,

which brand and watts you get for your tank at how much?

thought of getting them..dosing medicine very siong..

[terryansimon]

Reddevils....Petmart doesn't sell the Coralife Turbo Twist...not that I can recall.

get yours from EAquarist.

my 4ft by 2ft by 2.5ft tank is "cleansed" by a 6x....so go get it.

and its cheap and value for money, considering the prolong contact time. (=

[alanseah]

bro alanseah,

which brand and watts you get for your tank at how much?

thought of getting them..dosing medicine very siong..

me using UV-C 2000 using those 11watt bulb...

[ReDDeviLs]

Reddevils....Petmart doesn't sell the Coralife Turbo Twist...not that I can recall.

get yours from EAquarist.

my 4ft by 2ft by 2.5ft tank is "cleansed" by a 6x....so go get it.

and its cheap and value for money, considering the prolong contact time. (=

thanks bro!!

is there higher voltage ones?

can you pm me how much you bought for?

[typrobin]

hai....dun think i will be getting powder blue liao....shall juz keep simple and more hardy tangs....

[ReDDeviLs]

hm..thanks guys,tomorrow might try to drop by there to get the UV.