UV Filter Advice

[Ernie C]

Hi all, I had to get a UV fast to deal with dinos. After about a month or so of no sign of them, i removed the unsightly cheap uv and the dinos returned. I'm thinking i need a long term good UV filter that i can house in my cabinet. I have a red sea reefer 350. Currently have the ugly uv going in and out of the display tank but want to get an inline one that i can mount inside the cabinet. I'm looking at an Aqua Ultraviolet 57 watt unit. 57 watts might be over kill but the lesser one is 25 watts and i'm afraid it won't do the trick.

Any suggestion or advice? I haven't had a UV on my tanks in years but also never dealt with dinos before. =\

 

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[Hermie]

I'd look for something that has a "name brand" replaceable bulb, that's likely the biggest "performance issue" with off brand units.

 

[Forsaken77]

Hi all, I had to get a UV fast to deal with dinos. After about a month or so of no sign of them, i removed the unsightly cheap uv and the dinos returned. I'm thinking i need a long term good UV filter that i can house in my cabinet. I have a red sea reefer 350. Currently have the ugly uv going in and out of the display tank but want to get an inline one that i can mount inside the cabinet. I'm looking at an Aqua Ultraviolet 57 watt unit. 57 watts might be over kill but the lesser one is 25 watts and i'm afraid it won't do the trick.

Any suggestion or advice? I haven't had a UV on my tanks in years but also never dealt with dinos before. =\

Check out the 25 watt TMC V2 Vectra 600. It's cheap for a UV, works great, and uses replaceable bulbs. It's a high capacity unit that can tolerate faster water because of a stronger bulb.

I believe they are sold from American Marine in the US, and everywhere in Europe.