Nano UV sterilizer

[Brad Coughlan]

Hi
I am currently looking at uv sterilzer options for a 20gallon (85litre) nano reef tank

I have found one that I am about to purchase that has a 5w bulb and pumps 500 litres per hour, it is suitable to up to 100 litre tanks

I am wondering if a 5w bulb is powerful enough, and I am also unsure about if it is suitable for saltwater tanks since it doesn't mention anything about saltwater tanks, not sure if this matters but I just want to be sure.

Thanks

 

[Reef.]

IM do UV for nano tanks, they are excellent, if they don’t fit your tank you probably can adapt it to fit,, I removed the sleeve, placed the bulb in one of the back chambers, worked great.

As for your questions, 5w maybe a little low, think the IM is 9w, as to whether it’s suited to water, no one here can tell you that without knowing the product you are talking about.

 

[Brad Coughlan]

IM do UV for nano tanks, they are excellent, if they don’t fit your tank you probably can adapt it to fit,, I removed the sleeve, placed the bulb in one of the back chambers, worked great.

As for your questions, 5w maybe a little low, think the IM is 9w, as to whether it’s suited to water, no one here can tell you that without knowing the product you are talking about.

It is designed for freshwater aquariums so does this mean it'll work for saltwater?

 

[Reef.]

It is designed for freshwater aquariums so does this mean it'll work for saltwater?

If it’s designed to go in water, then I can’t see why it wouldn’t work in saltwater…I thought you were unsure if it was water safe, saying that salt water is much more damaging then fresh water so with it being electric I would want the manufacturer to answer that question to be 100% safe, yes it’ll work but it’s the safety aspect you need to be concerned with.

 

[Brad Coughlan]

Here is the amazon page for it, not sure if the brand is that well known

 

[Reef.]

Here is the amazon page for it, not sure if the brand is that well known

I would use it…where does it say it’s for fresh water?

Amazon have a few of these uv bulbs sold by different sellers, some show the uv in salt water, whether it’s a good uv is a different question, I use uv, wouldn’t be without one.

 

[Brad Coughlan]

I would use it…where does it say it’s for fresh water?

Amazon have a few of these uv bulbs sold by different sellers, some show the uv in salt water, whether it’s a good uv is a different question, I use uv, wouldn’t be without one.

Thanks for the help

I just assumed it was for freshwater, however it didn't actually mentioned what is was for