FREDDY FISHEAD Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 .Hi I'm just wondering how beneficial UV sterilizers are. Has anyone found out for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Depends what you are using for. Most can clear up green or cloudy water......... but if you want for treating disease, then you need to invest actual $ in a germicidal one like the aqua-ultraviolets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ado_84 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I use to run one on, one of my three sumped African systems. And never noticed much difference.. More peace of mind thinking it's doing something good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yea thats a large part of it. Once you have invested a large amount of time and cash into your setup, any extra layer of insurance you can have feels good man. Thats why I have a spare return pump and a spare main airpump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie7744 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 as donny stated, most will take away SOME algae problems and clesr up the water to a degree. some people on the marine side of things have a theory that it helps prevent white spot. dunno if its true, and i dunno if the same principal applies to fresh water. they will probably have some affect on disease, if you run one that's fairly large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 It's all about the POWER the stronger the light and the greater the contact time the better. Low watt ones are really only going to effect some algae, for pathogen control high wattage and contact time is key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I only have a small one on my sumped setup. When the bulb died I sure knew about it. Tanks got real ugly real quick. Not sure about disease prevention tho. Like the other guys said, I think a bit bigger one is required. May be coincidence but in a very heavily stocked system I have not had a loss to disease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDY FISHEAD Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I've never used one for fresh water cichlids and they seem fine. I've had a few die of whole in head, a chocolate cichlid but I heard they are real sensitive to water con. I just started an Oscar tank with tank mates ( pearl cichlid, severum and convict 4 by 2 by 2). I think down the track I'll think about adding extra filtration of a uv. It's all about new tech and expanding on the hobby, that's the fun of it right, (it's not all the water changes huh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDY FISHEAD Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thanks for the info, I'm a newbe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I've got a couple of uv sterilisers (10w each) you can have if you want [MENTION=14811]FREDDY FISHEAD[/MENTION]. I haven't run them for a few years as I upgraded to larger ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Here (link below) are details of both UV sterilisers. Ignore the prices as they are free. http://www.qldaf.com/forums/dry-goods-trader-13/uv-steriliser-x2-84045 I can send them to you if you like. PM me for more details. Cheers, Rob Edited December 17, 2014 by ozmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
