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09-25-2004, 08:42 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX,Texas
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|  UV or not UV, that is the question
Looking for some input on weather or not to install a UV sterilizer into my reef tank.
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120 gal, 40 gal sump/refugium, 2x250w 10,000K Reeflux MH, 54w T5 actinic, ASM G4+ | 
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09-25-2004, 08:46 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2004
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| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
I *had one for a long time, but I really never knew if it did anything... a few weeks ago when i built my refugium, I disconnected the UV and never hooked it back up.. I figured it was a waste of electricity. BUT I really will never know if it ws usfull or not. Mine is an Angstrom 8watt
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09-25-2004, 11:37 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Huntsville, Alabama
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| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
I have a 15 watt AquaUV and I love it, I dont have to clean the algae off the glass half as often as I did before I got the UV and the water has a clearer more polished look, not to mention it kills free floating parasites. Im sure there are pros and cons with using a sterilizer but I have never noticed any bad side effects since I've been using one, and anything that helps me do less cleaning and maintenance on my tank just makes me enjoy it that much more. I would recomend it to everbody.
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20G Mini Reef - 130w PC - 30lbs Fiji live rock - 25lbs special grade reef sand - CPR BakPak
90G Cichlid Tank - 80w lighting - skilter 250 - emperor 400 - Magnum 250 - MJ 1200 | |
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09-30-2004, 03:52 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago,
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| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
I have a 9 watt coral life on my 55 gal., i got it to keep ich at bay on my hepatus tang, seeing as how tangs "love" letting themselves get infected. It has helped to keep parasites low, but i guess i cant really tell you if it has had a negative effect on my corals. IT really comes down to what you're planning on keeping, more importantly fish than corals. And i do have a clam in the tank, its been doing fine. IF you are thinking about having tangs or other sensitive fish, you should go ahead and get it. You can always take it off later.
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55 gal reef tank , 20 gal (high)species tank(octopus), 20 gal, (xtra high) FOWLR tank (garden eel, clown goby, flame angel)
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10-01-2004, 01:11 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ,
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| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
120 watts on mine, 24/7
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10-01-2004, 02:22 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Altona,Manitoba Age: 29
Posts: 76
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| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
I borrowed a UV system from my lfs for a couple of months and i think they work good for keeping parasites at bay, it helped me to get rid of ich in my system but unless i get a lot of ich outbreaks i don't know if i would buy one for myself. Then again i don't know what other advantages these things have.
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180 gal., dual 400 watt mh 14000k 120 watt NO actinics ,amiracle skimmer, ' quiet one' main pump (1000gph), 5 PH's 60gal fuge/sump, 300lb LR 150lb LS. 10 astrea snails, 2 scarlet hermits, yellow tang, 6 line wrasse, gold stiped maroon clown,2 Firefish, Reagal tang, 3 green chromis, 2 yellow tail blue damsels, fighting conch, colt coral, leather coral, watermellon mushroom, brown zoos, Bubble coral, green fuzzy mushroom, Yellow polyp zoos, Orange Ricordia. | |
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10-02-2004, 01:14 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: chesterfield, VA,Virginia
Posts: 295
Karma: 136
| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
18 watt coralife on my reef with 7 clams and a thorny oyster, 18 watt jebo on my all fish tank, no ich outbreak since putting it on. pic of reef . _________ 125 reef, 6 vho,double spinner wet dri,turbo twist 18w uv,custom sea life 1/5 horse chiller,octopus 150 needlewheel skimmer,2 scwds,midwest aquatics sulfur nitrate reactor,jalli 500w titaninum heater,island aquatics calcium reactor,main pump:quiet one 5000,skimmer pump  r 2700 needlewheel,chiller/uv pump:ca 3000.21 moon lights in banks of 3.automatic sump-fill.4 hydor 360 degree flos.1 maxijet modded,1 vortech 3100gph flow pump | |
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10-02-2004, 01:16 AM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: chesterfield, VA,Virginia
Posts: 295
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| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
here is a pic of the fish tank | |
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10-06-2004, 11:43 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Erie, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 34
Posts: 511
Karma: 32
| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
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65 Gallon, 36" SunPod 150W DE, Remora, Marron Clown, Coral Beauty, Corals | |
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10-07-2004, 06:44 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Altona,Manitoba Age: 29
Posts: 76
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| Re: UV or not UV, that is the question
da_colts
wow those are nice setups you got there especially the reef system [smiley=2thumbsup.gif] [smiley=drool.gif]
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