Hello reefers! I'm working on reworking/revitalizing my 750g FOWLR system and could use some input on a UV sterilizer.
The short story: tank came with the house we bought about 2.5 years ago, complete with fish (including 2 sharks). Over that time things have steadily declined, mostly due to my own ignorance in the hobby and some questionable setup decisions that I inherited with the tank (like a giant undergravel filter in the sump). I've been trying to steadily improve my filtration and general setup so I'm not trying to just keep up with frequent water changes.
One item that went out was a Coralife Turbo-Twist 12x UV sterilizer. I was going to just fix it up, but the internal glass is cracked and there's some corrosion. Right now, it's just part of the plumbing for one of the return lines (off a Mag Drive 18) as an empty shell because I haven't gotten around to replacing the connections or replacing the unit. I'm wondering if it's even worth my time to replace it or should I just run without? What's the real benefit I would be gaining with it?
Abbreviated setup:
Coralife Turbo-Twist 12x
Mag Drive 18 return pump w/ ~7ft of head (so ~1000gph runing through the UV)
Other return pump is a Current eFlux loop 3170. I'm estimating around 2300gph through that line.
So 1000gph through the UV, which is about 1/3 of the system flow.
I'm gonna post a poll to help summarize results
Thanks!
The short story: tank came with the house we bought about 2.5 years ago, complete with fish (including 2 sharks). Over that time things have steadily declined, mostly due to my own ignorance in the hobby and some questionable setup decisions that I inherited with the tank (like a giant undergravel filter in the sump). I've been trying to steadily improve my filtration and general setup so I'm not trying to just keep up with frequent water changes.
One item that went out was a Coralife Turbo-Twist 12x UV sterilizer. I was going to just fix it up, but the internal glass is cracked and there's some corrosion. Right now, it's just part of the plumbing for one of the return lines (off a Mag Drive 18) as an empty shell because I haven't gotten around to replacing the connections or replacing the unit. I'm wondering if it's even worth my time to replace it or should I just run without? What's the real benefit I would be gaining with it?
Abbreviated setup:
Coralife Turbo-Twist 12x
Mag Drive 18 return pump w/ ~7ft of head (so ~1000gph runing through the UV)
Other return pump is a Current eFlux loop 3170. I'm estimating around 2300gph through that line.
So 1000gph through the UV, which is about 1/3 of the system flow.
I'm gonna post a poll to help summarize results
Thanks!