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mikemangue · 05-01-2008, 03:20 PM

I was wondering if it would be better to use UV Sterilization over the use of Ozone to eradicate algae and parasites from the aquarium. I've used UV Sterilization before and it was pretty straight forward and easy to connect up. However, reading several user manuals on the Aqua Zone product, it kinda makes me feel uneasy about setting it up myself. The UV lamp gets rid of parasites and algae in the water column but it does not really clean up the water in regards to clarity. Although the protein skimmer is removing quite a lot of stuff from the tank, the water still carries that annoying tint of yellow. Since ozone coupled with a protein skimmer was the norm many years ago in the reef hobby, how come it isn't very popular today? Also, how does one know or measure the correct volume of air that should be passed through the Ozone Unit? Is an air dryer necessary? I'm currently looking at the Aqua Zone 50 Deluxe series that is sold with the monitoring probe and controller. Any information or reviews on this product would be appreciated.

05-01-2008, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikemangue Astrea Snail Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 53 Karma: 31	Ozone or UV Sterilization I was wondering if it would be better to use UV Sterilization over the use of Ozone to eradicate algae and parasites from the aquarium. I've used UV Sterilization before and it was pretty straight forward and easy to connect up. However, reading several user manuals on the Aqua Zone product, it kinda makes me feel uneasy about setting it up myself. The UV lamp gets rid of parasites and algae in the water column but it does not really clean up the water in regards to clarity. Although the protein skimmer is removing quite a lot of stuff from the tank, the water still carries that annoying tint of yellow. Since ozone coupled with a protein skimmer was the norm many years ago in the reef hobby, how come it isn't very popular today? Also, how does one know or measure the correct volume of air that should be passed through the Ozone Unit? Is an air dryer necessary? I'm currently looking at the Aqua Zone 50 Deluxe series that is sold with the monitoring probe and controller. Any information or reviews on this product would be appreciated.