I learned about using UV sterilizer after a private tour behind the scene at Charleston Public Aquarium. Every setup they had was connected to one or two UV sterilizer. I learned that it is very important for success.
I invested in 80w, and for 7 years, my tank never crashed and I never had any...
*** Updated 2/15 with new lot of equipment. Pax pictures. All Tuesday sales noted and tracking info sent to buyers. Acrylic tank removed and free for taking. See below. Last call on the tank before it goes to transfer station during next trip. ***
Consolidating tanks and have several...
Could I put an inline UV sterilizer with the sump return pump, maybe use some silicone tubes coming out of the pump into UV out and convert it back to pvcs? any help appreciated
Hello, I was curious if anybody has personally used any of the UV sterilizers on Amazon in their reef tank with success? I’ve seen numerous options at reasonable prices. I have a 60 gallon cube ext in which I’d like to run one on. I’m confused about which wattage and if any of the UV sterilizers...
For details of the original tank build see my multi-year build thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/skicats-dream-build-saving-the-planet-180-the-making-of-an-epic-aquacultured-mixed-reef.654939/
I am moving and getting rid of the entire setup: Tank, Stand, Sump, Light Hood, Overflow, 2x...
I'm looking to get a UV for a 120g +sump to preventatively curb disease. It seems the 3 choices people talk about are pentair, aqua ultraviolet, or lifeguard.
From reviews I've seen the pentair degrades after not even a year and starts exposing uv to the open room which seems very not ideal. The...
I've never much used them so I don't know what's good, but I'm looking for something that's good bang for your buck that I could potentially plumb on a manifold. I'd prefer to have one pump for the return and another pump for running all my equipment on this build if possible. Preferably...
For sale: Smart UV Sterilizer 40 Watt - Pentair Aquatics $180 (Pick-up only, Pasadena, CA 91105) - used only 1 month. Used to get rid of my dino problem. No longer needed.
Here is the one that I have...
Hey everyone,
Some items from a tank break down. Everything is in great working condition.
Trident - SOLD
DOS -SOLD
Apex -SOLD
Aqua UV 25w with bulb and mounts - SOLD
Aqua UV Advantage 15w with extra quartz glass - SOLD
SR Aquaristik dosing container 1k ml each cylinder- SOLD
Ice Cap 3k...
I'm moving on from the reefing hobby and have decided to let go of my reef art collection. I have some pieces I commissioned a couple of years back from artist Elain @lazycoffeedesigns. She has been at some of the big Aquarium hobby shows and been featured by many of the big sites and channels...
Hello reefing friends. I recently upgraded an IM25 Lagoon (pictured) to an IM50 Lagoon and I thought, what a great opportunity to start my first build thread. I’ve been in the hobby coming up on 3 years and have had a few different tanks in that time frame. Most have either been sold or in...
Before I do something I regret….does anyone know if you can spot dose UV to amphidinium in a successful manner? I created the contraption in the pictures with the idea of placing it on the sand bed for a minute or so in each area during the day when Amphidium is out. The orange cup is just to...
Anyone have experience with the IM UV units?
They have a gravity fed and a pump fed for water supply. The pump fed is 1W more and double the price, but I’ve seen a couple people say they wish they had gone with the pump fed version...
Welcome to my CDA tank build!! I picked the tank up from another local reefer that was the original owner in Dec 2022. He had owned it for a little over I year I think. So it's new to me and plus he sold it for a killer deal. Originally I wasn't going to build a bigger tank than what I...
I know that most reefers would recommend ignoring ORP, and to an extent, I do ignore it, unless I see a sudden change. I just turned on my UV sterilizer, running at about 400gph on a dedicated pump, and my ORP dropped from 230mV (I know, it's a bit low already) to 170mV. I thought UV would have...
Everything will be shipped in a flat rate box so shipping cost will be as reasonable as possible.
2 x Mp 60 -400 each + shipping SOLD
Vectra M2 -200 +shipping SOLD
Apex - 200 + shipping SOLD
Tunze auto top off -100 +shipping SOLD
Hey guys. I'm building a basement sump for new 225 gallon tank. I'm adding a frag tank shortly and need help on how to plumb it into the sump. The frag tank stand is to the right in the picture so it's really close.
1. I was thinking the best way was to either add a T with valve right after the...