UV

[vidul]

Hi all,

I plan to keep a tang only tank with achilles and powder blue being the 2 main occupants.

Need to know if a UV is an absolute must for those ???does it really help??

Thks

[jem]

hello

UV does help a little by reducing parasites which would attack the fishes if stress..

its not an absolute must, but it does help to care for the fish a way or another

[monster]

it helps. for me at least. I turn it on 24hrs. Less Algae and fish seems to enjoy my tank better. Try it. Please buy the highest possible u can afford. It will never go wrong.

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Hmm juz a pt to ponder.. if u on 24/7 and yr water is sooo clean, when u off it for 1 or 2 days, lets sae, bulb spolit.. can the fish tahan the slightly contaminated water?

[Qxnviolet]

Hrmz, thats a good point, like humans who have never been exposed to the harse enviroments....they'll be the first to perish if they were ever exposed. But i guess the time needed to change a bulb wouldn't do much harm. Come to think of it, maybe i should get a UV too.

[ad_aware]

Hmm im kinda scared to on my UV 24/7... tat factor to ponder keeps "ling ling long long" in my little head..

[Qxnviolet]

Hrmz, why sacred? Any issues about the UV lamp raising your water temperature? Thats about the only thing im worried about.

[ad_aware]

Hmm not sure leh.. i dun think so since i normally turn it on like max 7hrs a day

[janazr]

It helps to control algae in my tank. My 9W UV runs it for 24hrs continuosly and

fishes enjoys the environment with it. Since I used it, no disease encounter so

far. Try it

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Haha thx for the advise bro, for the time being im only running it 7hrs a day Dun wanna have tooo clean environment for them!! Haha muz train them to be commandos!

[rainbowdarter]

Haha thx for the advise bro, for the time being im only running it 7hrs a day Dun wanna have tooo clean environment for them!! Haha muz train them to be commandos!

UV light do prevent or rather eliminate parasites that harmful to the LS. Some parasites attack LS from the outside and you may see it but you should concern when it attack the internal organ of the LS. You should had one before the outbreak happened. Prevention is better than cure.

Just my 2 cents,

[vtec]

So what is the average price for a UV?

Which brand/model is the most commonly used/recommended?

[marble]

UV light do prevent or rather eliminate parasites that harmful to the LS. Some parasites attack LS from the outside and you may see it but you should concern when it attack the internal organ of the LS. You should had one before the outbreak happened. Prevention is better than cure.

Just my 2 cents,

yah man...I waited for e ich to breakout then go get one...IN e end,3 new tangs KO

But surpising aft running e 18w coralife UV for 3days,e ich starter(BLUE TANG) actaully recover lah..E ICH infected his whole body until eyes oso become cloudy..Told my wife to prep for its funeral anytime soon but in e end IT recovers lah....Beside install of UV i oso feed them gralic soak mysis daily lor...AS for e rest of my 3 tang wic is not so badly infected w white spot also slowly recover lah...BEri amaze by Tis UV equipmt...Rite now i on it for 24hrs daily...Will reduce e running time to 12hrs aft a few more days to b kaisu abit..keke

BUt on e other hand ,i was thinking mayb its bec of e daily feeding of garlic soak mysis n oso bec e 3 new tangs have ko liao so e other old occupant dun feel stress anymore so they recover by themselves......

hmmmmm still pondering on tis....Mayb got to get new tangs to try out again keke

But on e other hand since i spend so much on a UV liao so i choose to believe tat it helps lor...keke..N u guys noe wat,i take e unit no go buy 4d n it came out tis wed n i gana $250 leh keke..so tis UV is actually free lah...kekeke

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Haha.. i still maintain my no more than 21hrs a week routine