UV strelizer help.

ah i see. Ok well you will need pvc for that it looks like. are you any good with plumbing pvc? did you get the model with 3/5in inlet and outlet? do you have a pump for it?

 

i have pictures on here but they are old photos. and i have rearranged the sump since than. my uv is feed by a pump that sits in the return area and it feeds my refugium. which that goes back into my return. the skimmer is feed in the first chamber water hits thats also where my heater is which also feeds the return ( skimmer/ return/ refugium)
my sump can be feed with 2 lines coming from the tank, and actually should be. but its being fed by one since i never redid the return line plumbing that came with the tank

the uv lays across the sump on the one side its the white thing. when you look at the sump photos its hard to believe thats a 25 gallon sump. its so packed.
anyway the uv now lays on the other side. i found it in the way when i had to clean the skimmer.

as stated by Toallhisdoom i don't really think it matters where your uv is in the line up as long as its in there .

 

Yep, I'm pretty decent with plumbing, and yes the one with 3/4" and with wiper.

 

ok well get some 3/4 in pvc, run it from your pump to the inlet, and from the outlet to your return section or where ever you decide to put it. Simple as that!

 

Gravy train!! Thanks a lot buddy. +1 8)

 

Dumb question... Could I possibly have the inlet and out coming from the same room in the sump.

With like a candy came type pvc hook ups(plumbing)

 

Would work best if inlet was "upstream" from outlet. Otherwise you will be re sterilizing already sterilized water thus cutting down the gph sterilized making it very inificent. Make sense?

 

Never thought of that... true true.. so it was a dumb question 0_o LOL

 

Ultraviolet Sterilizers: Use in Filtration Systems
Ultraviolet (U.V.) radiation is sometimes employed in water purification systems for tropical freshwater, marine, cool water and pond systems. U.V. sterilization can be very effective in reducing free-floating algae, bacteria and other microscopic planktonic organisms. A U-V sterilizer should be of limited value in a properly set-up and operated marine system. Too many people are of the opinion that zapping their water with a ultraviolet device confers some "holy grail" water quality improvement. This is not the case. An adequately sized U-V for the volume of water in a system and rate of post-filtered flow will improve water quality nominally in terms of lowering overall free-floating microbe levels. Additionally there is a slight improvement in dissolved oxygen, oxidation of metabolites, ozone production and skimmer efficiency. It is up to the individual aquarist to decide whether this incremental improvement is worth the cost in procurement, electrical consumption, bulb replacement and maintenance.
Details of U-V Benefits:
UV and near UV radiation, 295 to 400 nm (nanometers) has also been documented to aid in oxidation of organics, phosphate and nitrogenous compounds through the collateral production of ozone (O3).
Though the disease-reducing benefits above are considerable in producing and maintaining a favorable environment, UV sterilization should not be relied on as the principal part of a filtration system. UV purification can be a very useful addition to an otherwise appropriate filtration system. Ideally a UV will reduce microbial levels to, or below those in the wild. Population explosions of these organisms are most prevalent in new, disturbed systems, and one's where bio-load/feeding is concentrated and vacillating. Hence the extensive use of UV in wholesale operations.
Cons:
UV light is indiscriminate in the destruction of free-floating micro-organisms. It kills "good guys" as well as bad. These beneficial microbes are absolutely necessary in almost all captive environments. For this reason: 1) Initial, break-in periods of new aquatic set-ups are run without the UV being turned on. 2) It is suggested that UV's be left off in conjunction with some therapeutic treatments, but can be used with others.
Organisms maintained in a "well-filtered", strongly UV sterilized system seem to develop a type of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Like the boy-in-a-bubble, organisms kept in an almost sterile environment seem to lose their ability to ward off infectious diseases. Now, let me explain the qualifiers placed upon the terms above. A) There are no captive systems that result in 100% effective kill of all micro-organisms. B) This loss of apparent immunity occurs over long periods of time in a highly variable, non-selective manner. C) This "syndrome" has, to my knowledge, never been scientifically documented; therefore my use of the word seems from my personal and second-hand experiences.
Bob Fenner WWM