Any point at all using a 10 watt UV on a 120 gallon tank

WallyBackm · 05/07/2008, 02:00 PM

Subject says it all. Picked this up used. Will this do me any good? I imagine the flow through it will have to be super slow.

snorvich · 05/07/2008, 02:03 PM

It will not act prophylatically for disease control on a single tank; it will keep disease from spreading between tanks that share water. What is the purpose of this for you?

Mac Inger · 05/07/2008, 03:41 PM

It should help with freefloating algae so it will help a bit in clearing water. nothing cray though. Its kinda underpowered. Just make sure you dont run too much water through it. I would probably run about 50gph or maybe even a little less

05/07/2008, 02:00 PM	#1
WallyBackm Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 206	Any point at all using a 10 watt UV on a 120 gallon tank Subject says it all. Picked this up used. Will this do me any good? I imagine the flow through it will have to be super slow.

05/07/2008, 02:03 PM	#2
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	It will not act prophylatically for disease control on a single tank; it will keep disease from spreading between tanks that share water. What is the purpose of this for you? __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

05/07/2008, 03:41 PM	#3
Mac Inger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 980	It should help with freefloating algae so it will help a bit in clearing water. nothing cray though. Its kinda underpowered. Just make sure you dont run too much water through it. I would probably run about 50gph or maybe even a little less