Working with my supplier for my new UV and reading some info on there website. There PDF Chart for Sizing a UV for a Reef tank with coral and live rock states this............
Salt Water UV Sizing Chart
Reef Tanks -A UV rated in the 30,000-45,000 columns is ideal for the reef environment .UV’s rated
at higher kill rates will destroy the planktonic food supply for the reef.
Marine Fish Tanks (No reef or live rock). A UV rated in the 75,000 to 90,000 columns will be the most effective at controlling fish disease.
All UV dosages are calculated at end of lamp life (14 months)
So reading this, they are saying that you can't run a UV sized to "kill parasites" as it will kill all Planktonic food. If that's the case then in there eyes you can not run a UV to kill parasites in a reef, you can only run UV to kill algaes, am I missing something here ? Have a majority of you successfully run a UV at 90,000 μw/cm² in there reef, controlled parasites and had a healthy thriving reef.
Salt Water UV Sizing Chart
Reef Tanks -A UV rated in the 30,000-45,000 columns is ideal for the reef environment .UV’s rated
at higher kill rates will destroy the planktonic food supply for the reef.
Marine Fish Tanks (No reef or live rock). A UV rated in the 75,000 to 90,000 columns will be the most effective at controlling fish disease.
All UV dosages are calculated at end of lamp life (14 months)
So reading this, they are saying that you can't run a UV sized to "kill parasites" as it will kill all Planktonic food. If that's the case then in there eyes you can not run a UV to kill parasites in a reef, you can only run UV to kill algaes, am I missing something here ? Have a majority of you successfully run a UV at 90,000 μw/cm² in there reef, controlled parasites and had a healthy thriving reef.