uv steriliser

andrewsmart · 01/31/2007, 06:51 PM

i was thinking of getting this one for my tank.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FISH-R-FUN-24-...QQcmdZViewItem

does anyone have 1 like this.

i dont have any real issues with my tank no alge disease etc.

but it is not to expensive and if it will do a job i dont mind.

what do you guys think.

andrewsmart · 01/31/2007, 06:55 PM

oh my tank is a 100gal fowlr.

WaterKeeper · 01/31/2007, 07:18 PM

Well, I usually tend to shy away from UV sterilizer questions but for a man with a tradition of brewing Fraoch Heather Ale

I'll go out on a wee limb.

In my opinion the only real need for a UV unit is on multiple tanks fed from a common sump. A canister filter can with a micron filter can treat more water, far faster and at less expense than a UV unit. If you have money to burn then buy one but if the budget is tight I can find other accessories of better value.

andrewsmart · 01/31/2007, 08:47 PM

cheers waterkeeper i run a canister filter on the tank so i will look into a micron filter on it.

budget is not limitless but the fish come first

oh and we dont really brew anything fancy here just good old lager.

oh and wife beater (stella artois)

01/31/2007, 06:51 PM	#1
andrewsmart Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: glasgow, scotland Posts: 369	uv steriliser i was thinking of getting this one for my tank. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FISH-R-FUN-24-...QQcmdZViewItem does anyone have 1 like this. i dont have any real issues with my tank no alge disease etc. but it is not to expensive and if it will do a job i dont mind. what do you guys think.

01/31/2007, 07:18 PM	#3
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Well, I usually tend to shy away from UV sterilizer questions but for a man with a tradition of brewing Fraoch Heather Ale I'll go out on a wee limb. In my opinion the only real need for a UV unit is on multiple tanks fed from a common sump. A canister filter can with a micron filter can treat more water, far faster and at less expense than a UV unit. If you have money to burn then buy one but if the budget is tight I can find other accessories of better value. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

01/31/2007, 06:55 PM	#2
andrewsmart Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: glasgow, scotland Posts: 369	oh my tank is a 100gal fowlr.

01/31/2007, 08:47 PM	#4
andrewsmart Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: glasgow, scotland Posts: 369	cheers waterkeeper i run a canister filter on the tank so i will look into a micron filter on it. budget is not limitless but the fish come first oh and we dont really brew anything fancy here just good old lager. oh and wife beater (stella artois)