jebo uv sterilizer

[nick063]

I was wondering if anyone has had any experiences with a jebo uv sterilizer and how they work? if not tell me what yours are and about how much you spent? thanks!

[Avi]

I don't have specific experience with the Jebo UV sterilizer, but I do use a UV sterlizer on my reef...it's operating on the sump. All UV sterilizers work on the same basic principle, though. In a nutshell....water from the tank or sump goes in and passes over the UV bulb within a particular waterflow range ("dwell-time" which is generally measured in gph or gallons per hour)...If it isn't in that range...say, faster, for example....any unwanted organisms like parasites or algae that pass through it won't be exposed to the killing quality of the UV bulb for a long enough time to be killed.

So, it's critical that you match up the sterilizer that you get with a waterpump that pumps the water within the "dwell-time" rate that's recommended by the manufacturer. (remember to consider the "head loss" to the pump's actual flow rate that's the result of your plumbing configuration.) The manufacturer will tell you the proper "dwell-time" for killing algae, which would be one rate, and for killing algae and pathogens, which would be at a slower rate.

Be aware, nick, that a UV sterilizer isn't a guarantee that your fish will be protected completely. With all of the hidden, protected places in a reef with its live rock, not all of the pathogens will pass through the UV sterilizer and some can attach to a fish before being killed by it. Still, as I said, I do use one as another method of raising the odds in my fishes's favor.

[nomotivs]

You might want to steer away from Jebo. I have heard a lot of complaints about a lot of there products. To be fair I havent heard anything about the UV sterilizer though.

[AllenFord_SC]

Read this article. Kind of steered me away from spending the extra money for UV sterilization.

http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/Filtration.aspx
Taken from the article:
UV Sterilizers
"Another method of water purification that became popular at that time and is still used today is UV light purification. The basic theory is that water is passed through a glass tube that is surrounded by UV lamps that destroy organic matter. It seems like a great idea in theory. Problem is that soon the glass tube becomes coated with debris and film and then the UV light can not penetrate to the water and thus never actually cleans the water. Also, the size UV system that would be needed would have to be massive to really have any real effect, not practical for most home aquariums. These units are often sold for fish parasite control, but again the same applies here, the tube becomes coated and not much is accomplished. And, typically not all of the parasites will be in the water column so even if the kill rate of the UV was 100%, which it is not in most units, the parasite may never be in the water column so it will never be exposed to UV anyway. My personal advise after testing and using UV units for many years is to save your money and don’t bother with one, it will do little more than lighten your wallet and give you a false sense of security unless you can afford a very large unit."