Thank you very helpful!Red Sea and your LFS are correct. You either need to redo the return plumbing to accommodate the UV or run it separately with an attached pump and have some loss of effectiveness. Here's how I installed mine on my Red Sea Reefer 750XXL (the UV is a AquaUV 57-watt).
The braided hose on the left connects to a Sicce SDC 6.0 pump just to the left of the MarinePure bio bricks (this is at the end of what Red Sea terms the refugium chamber). It passes through the UV and comes down at the back, and an L barb at the end sends the water flowing into the far left corner. The idea is that anything the UV sterilizes is hopefully sucked up in the skimmer. I run it @ around 500-600 Gph, which is far less than the 1000 Gph the UV is rated for with parasites.
As the 900 3XL doesn't come with an ATO you'll probably have some other real estate possibilities that I don't. Also note that running it inverted isn't necessarily recommended and poses some challenges - but it can be made to work just as effectively as any other position.
Just like any skimmers and reactors - this setup isn't going to force all the water through the UV (some will invariably end up bypassing it). However, with a flow of ~600 Gph and a tank size of 200 gallons - in theory, I'm cycling the entire tank and sump volume three times every hour.
Yes you are in essence by passing the in line plumbing system which makes sense since otherwise you would have to redo all the plumbing. You do run a chance of not catching all the water as often but it should do a good job and under the circumstances, there is little choice. Hope Red Sea corrects this design flaw in future as most reefers will want to add a sterilizer especially if they have some fish which most do. Thx againRed Sea and your LFS are correct. You either need to redo the return plumbing to accommodate the UV or run it separately with an attached pump and have some loss of effectiveness. Here's how I installed mine on my Red Sea Reefer 750XXL (the UV is a AquaUV 57-watt).
The braided hose on the left connects to a Sicce SDC 6.0 pump just to the left of the MarinePure bio bricks (this is at the end of what Red Sea terms the refugium chamber). It passes through the UV and comes down at the back, and an L barb at the end sends the water flowing into the far left corner. The idea is that anything the UV sterilizes is hopefully sucked up in the skimmer. I run it @ around 500-600 Gph, which is far less than the 1000 Gph the UV is rated for with parasites.
As the 900 3XL doesn't come with an ATO you'll probably have some other real estate possibilities that I don't. Also note that running it inverted isn't necessarily recommended and poses some challenges - but it can be made to work just as effectively as any other position.
Just like any skimmers and reactors - this setup isn't going to force all the water through the UV (some will invariably end up bypassing it). However, with a flow of ~600 Gph and a tank size of 200 gallons - in theory, I'm cycling the entire tank and sump volume three times every hour.
Yes. It's not as efficient as plumbing it directly into the returns, but I'm taking it from one chamber and diverting it into another (and this chamber only flows in one direction - to the return pump). I figure about ~50% of the water that normally flows into the skimmer chamber is diverted through the UV sterilizer - which isn't really any different than plumbing a bypass on the return lines with a manifold (since less than 50% would go through the UV sterilizer there as well). This is based on both of the Sicce SDC pumps running @ 600-650 Gph.
Dude, you're so helpful to other Red Sea owners. I know this is not my thread but I just wanted to say thank you. Your input is incredibly valuable.Red Sea and your LFS are correct. You either need to redo the return plumbing to accommodate the UV or run it separately with an attached pump and have some loss of effectiveness. Here's how I installed mine on my Red Sea Reefer 750XXL (the UV is a AquaUV 57-watt).
The braided hose on the left connects to a Sicce SDC 6.0 pump just to the left of the MarinePure bio bricks (this is at the end of what Red Sea terms the refugium chamber). It passes through the UV and comes down at the back, and an L barb at the end sends the water flowing into the far left corner. The idea is that anything the UV sterilizes is hopefully sucked up in the skimmer. I run it @ around 500-600 Gph, which is far less than the 1000 Gph the UV is rated for with parasites.
As the 900 3XL doesn't come with an ATO you'll probably have some other real estate possibilities that I don't. Also note that running it inverted isn't necessarily recommended and poses some challenges - but it can be made to work just as effectively as any other position.
Just like any skimmers and reactors - this setup isn't going to force all the water through the UV (some will invariably end up bypassing it). However, with a flow of ~600 Gph and a tank size of 200 gallons - in theory, I'm cycling the entire tank and sump volume three times every hour.
You are more than welcome my friend! It's not always immediately apparent what you can or can't do with the Red Sea tanks "out-of-the-box", so if I can ever add a small bit of clarity I'm happy to do ao.
Just an honest observation, but your UV is mounted incorrectly. Having the fittings pointed down will allow a void in the body and will allow temperatures to climb when the water does not encompass the quartz tube efficiently. It will also cause premature burn out of the bulb since the temperatures will climb when not completely submerged.Red Sea and your LFS are correct. You either need to redo the return plumbing to accommodate the UV or run it separately with an attached pump and have some loss of effectiveness. Here's how I installed mine on my Red Sea Reefer 750XXL (the UV is a AquaUV 57-watt).
The braided hose on the left connects to a Sicce SDC 6.0 pump just to the left of the MarinePure bio bricks (this is at the end of what Red Sea terms the refugium chamber). It passes through the UV and comes down at the back, and an L barb at the end sends the water flowing into the far left corner. The idea is that anything the UV sterilizes is hopefully sucked up in the skimmer. I run it @ around 500-600 Gph, which is far less than the 1000 Gph the UV is rated for with parasites.
As the 900 3XL doesn't come with an ATO you'll probably have some other real estate possibilities that I don't. Also note that running it inverted isn't necessarily recommended and poses some challenges - but it can be made to work just as effectively as any other position.
Just like any skimmers and reactors - this setup isn't going to force all the water through the UV (some will invariably end up bypassing it). However, with a flow of ~600 Gph and a tank size of 200 gallons - in theory, I'm cycling the entire tank and sump volume three times every hour.
You are correct, and I have circumvented this to a large extent to ensure that the UV is 95% or more filled and that there is little to no void or air in the unit (I won't go into detail, but suffice to say that this was a 2-person job for about 30-45 minutes).
Are the fittings suppose to be pointed up vs down. I’m installing tomorrow so please let me know what’s proper way. Thx
If you can plumb the UV and allow a portion of your plumbing to sit above the body of the sterilizer it will help fill the body then just allowing the body to drain. Depending on the design of the uv will determine if you can run the fill and drain down. Penntair and Aqua UV do not have any special type of design to allow this, but forcing the flow of water to exit above the uv will help fill the body.
Can the uv be installed vertically upright on the side of the tank and have the fittings pointing towards the tank,
The reason for running the UV post-filter is to ensure things like snails, substrate, etc. don't end up passing through the UV and impacting the glass. The main reason for the pump on the UV is to regulate flow, but in theory gravity fed could work.
