how often to change the uv tube?

[chercm]

pls advice

[LaW]

pls advice

hardcore => 6 months

normal => 12 months

[benjamintse]

whats hardcore and normal?

[chercm]

where in the east to get the philips 11W tube ?

[teebs]

whats hardcore and normal?

Hardcore are those who run the UV units 12-24 hrs per day. Actually, UV units are supposed to be run all the time so that they will be at their max effectiveness. However, to conserve the life of the UV bulb, most reefers would run the unit for ard 6 hours daily.

[lotsofloo]

is uv helpful in your persaonal experience

[Solo77]

Thought hardcore is kiasu and normal is Bo chap, lol. Personal opinion, it helps in preventive and short curing period but thing happens, don't expect miracle.

[LaW]

whats hardcore and normal?

both of which on 24/7.

hardcore is like what solo77 suggestted. kiasu then change for 6 months. i know alot of the people in the states do that.

normal is people is like people like me, change every about a year.

Thought hardcore is kiasu and normal is Bo chap, lol. Personal opinion, it helps in preventive and short curing period but thing happens, don't expect miracle.

bingo fred!

[LaW]

is uv helpful in your persaonal experience

UV ==> very very useful if you are keeping fish and when your tank is rather new and not mature yet.

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ozone ==> very very useful as well.

im using both thru out the day, unless i doze bac or vitc, then i off it for a while. my water is always crystal clear from these 2.

but some people only for a while each day for other reasons.

and depending on your system, bacteria driven system like zeovit etc dun use uv/ozone.

my purpose of using these 2 is do keep pathogen or bad bacteria in the water column at bay.