to UV or not

david pinder · 11/19/2012, 07:27 PM

Happy with my reef lots of growth and coloration but in the pursuit of always better have been debating a uv steriler and would love to here from you who have them. To UV or not to UV would you spend the money again,Am looking at a 120 wt emperor.

reefgeezer · 11/19/2012, 07:31 PM

Depends what you would expect. Clearer water, some help in the virus and bacteria count, a little (very little) parasite control = go for it. Any expectation beyond that (IMHO) you might be disappointed.

downbeach · 11/19/2012, 07:36 PM

If it's working don't fix it. UV will kill the bad as well as the good, so I think its best use is on a QT tank.

brandon429 · 11/19/2012, 07:51 PM

to save you a lot of time search on that subject here at RC

100% of every thread ever started about UV is the exact same typing doesn't matter what decade you read the thread from. if you searched, you'll get approximately a thousand times that question has been posed and turned into a 20 page thread, you'll love the stuff within its among the most heated topics.

cherubfish pair · 11/19/2012, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefgeezer

Depends what you would expect. Clearer water, some help in the virus and bacteria count, a little (very little) parasite control = go for it. Any expectation beyond that (IMHO) you might be disappointed.

If this is what you want, go for UV. Don't go the way of ozone for the same thing. It takes a lot of equipment like ORP controllers that are spendy little units.

11/19/2012, 07:27 PM	#1
david pinder Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: houston tx 77316 Posts: 538	to UV or not Happy with my reef lots of growth and coloration but in the pursuit of always better have been debating a uv steriler and would love to here from you who have them. To UV or not to UV would you spend the money again,Am looking at a 120 wt emperor.

11/19/2012, 07:31 PM	#2
reefgeezer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 2,621	Depends what you would expect. Clearer water, some help in the virus and bacteria count, a little (very little) parasite control = go for it. Any expectation beyond that (IMHO) you might be disappointed. __________________ John, Current Tank Info: In-process, 90 Gallon SPS Reef

11/19/2012, 07:36 PM	#3
downbeach Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Smyrna, Delaware Posts: 3,767	If it's working don't fix it. UV will kill the bad as well as the good, so I think its best use is on a QT tank.

11/19/2012, 07:51 PM	#4
brandon429 Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,460	to save you a lot of time search on that subject here at RC 100% of every thread ever started about UV is the exact same typing doesn't matter what decade you read the thread from. if you searched, you'll get approximately a thousand times that question has been posed and turned into a 20 page thread, you'll love the stuff within its among the most heated topics.