UV Sterilizer

[vvswong]

Anyone have a UV Sterilizer that have to place within the tank?? Issit effective in killing germs? If it does, what about those plytoplankton that we are feeding the fishes??? will they also die?

What brand would u like to recommend me and what is the pricing like?

[blueheaven]

A UV sterilizer only targets different organisms at different flowrates

And fishes do not consume phyto but some corals and pods does!

[Reefbum]

Thought UV kills everything even good bacteria.

[blueheaven]

Actually, it kills different stuff with different flowrates

Beneficial bacteria do not suspend in the water column but colonise on substrate and rocks

[hobbes]

So which UV Sterilizer is recommended?

most affordable + effective for its cost..

I'm running 2 2Ft tanks with a 2ft Sump (:

[nim75sg]

UV or Ultraviolet light is the name given to the light waves that fall between X-Rays and visible ight rays in the electromagnetic spectrum which is invisible to the human eye.

UV light is produced by a low pressure mercury lamp which allows the light rays to a specific length (for different tank capacity) with an optimum "strenght" within the germicidal region which will kill any micro organism it is exposed to.

Also when these micro organism are exposed to the UV light, the UV will "change" their chemical bonds resulting in their death. It is proven that UV Sterilization can "kills" and control bacteria, parasites, hazardous mico organism, etc. in marine aquariums, freshwater or planted tanks.

Also, UV Sterilizer will not adversely affect the fish or beneficial nitrifying bacteria and algae attached to the sand bed and tank walls or in your filteration system.

[Reefbum]

Actually, it kills different stuff with different flowrates

Beneficial bacteria do not suspend in the water column but colonise on substrate and rocks

Thks bro.Learning new things every day.

[XPeriment 626]

personally i would suggest you got for the coralife 12x. anything less and you might as well save your money, it won't be as effective in combating parasites (which are hardier than bacteria). adjust to the flowrate recommended for parasites and you will kill harmful bacteria too, but note that this flowrate tends to be quite low so might take a while to process all the water in your tank.

[nim75sg]

Fyi, Coralife UV Sterilizer can support tank volume capacity as follows:

1) 3X 9W = 473 litres

2) 6X 18W = 948 litres

3) 12X 36W = 1895 litres

Also, do you know how much does a 36W replacement tube cost?

[cheese]

I using the Coralife Turbo-twist UV 3X. That's time I bought when it was just release, so EX! Now $120++ can get liao.

Here's mine in action. Not sure useful or not, I should say it's just prevent better than cure.

[Melvyn Tan]

3x will do.

[untouchables]

get the holland brand called uvc or something like that. cheap and good. i used that for my tank and itch etc all gone and never came back. can get from c328 auntie.

[wilfran]

I use a weipro uv..work for me when i have the last white spot attack.