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Yah ! I’m not buying top notch stores not selling less than quality. Their there to make money . Although I don’t know which one your referring to and I don’t need to , however I have been to a lot of top notch stores who have tried to sell me inferior product as well as products I don’t need . You have to do your research before you go .yeah the aqua UV is huge and i don't have a ton of room, plus its $300 more and at end of the day UV is UV I would think. My store that carries the Aquatop is a top notch store, very reputable, I don't think they would sell crap.
no doubt on the research part, the reviews are pretty good on it, just wanted to see if anyone here actually has used one. My main issue is room, I don't have the room for another pump in my sump and plumbing ad what not for the aquaviolet one.Yah ! I’m not buying top notch stores not selling less than quality. Their there to make money . Although I don’t know which one your referring to and I don’t need to , however I have been to a lot of top notch stores who have tried to sell me inferior product as well as products I don’t need . You have to do your research before you go .
what are you trying to do with the UV? algae or parasitic?yeah I'm going with the aqua 25w, I have a 90, I think the 15w is too small its only rated for 75 gallons. the 25w is rated for up to 150. Also I see where my LFS is saying i need a separate pump to run it but I talked with Aqua themselves and the guy there said just put it in the middle of my return line and I wont need a separate pump for it. I have the syncra 5.0 so I'm pretty sure that should still be strong enough to go through my UV and get to my tank, right now its turned down quite a bit because my overflow couldn't handle it turned all the way up.
for now Dino's, bad outbreak, after that I guess algae....not sure to be honest.what are you trying to do with the UV? algae or parasitic?
is the 15w too small, it says up to 75 and I have a 90, common sense would say the 15w is too small but would it still work on my 90. I will say I already bought the 15w one I have not opened it however I got it for $180 which is well under the store price of 310. So my question is saving that money even though it may be a little bit smaller worth it?I use mine for parasitic (ich, velvet) control.
25w is good enough for you 90, but read the directions and make sure you have adequate pump.
I have a 25 watt and I run about 200 gph through it by way of a manifold system and it works great for my needs . Remember it’s about juggling contact time of the water passing past the bulb . You don’t want it so low that it increases the heat inside the unit , and you don’t want it to push 1321 gph as it will not be efficient. A 25 is a perfect size for your size tank . If you don’t have a manifold system to control the amount of water that passes past the bulb in the unit the opt for a smaller pump, a controllable dc pump , or put a valve inline to cut back and slow the flow in the UV . I would never put a UV light inline with the return pump unless it was such a massive UV unit that it could handle the full flow of the return .yeah I'm going with the aqua 25w, I have a 90, I think the 15w is too small its only rated for 75 gallons. the 25w is rated for up to 150. Also I see where my LFS is saying i need a separate pump to run it but I talked with Aqua themselves and the guy there said just put it in the middle of my return line and I wont need a separate pump for it. I have the syncra 5.0 so I'm pretty sure that should still be strong enough to go through my UV and get to my tank, right now its turned down quite a bit because my overflow couldn't handle it turned all the way up.
My personal opinion is a 15 watt can work albeit not as well as the 25 watt but the 15 watt with the water adjusted to the proper contact pass through rate can work. it would take a longer time to turn over the 90 gallons but it will get it done eventually .is the 15w too small, it says up to 75 and I have a 90, common sense would say the 15w is too small but would it still work on my 90. I will say I already bought the 15w one I have not opened it however I got it for $180 which is well under the store price of 310. So my question is saving that money even though it may be a little bit smaller worth it?
My pump is rated for 1321 GPH and i had to turn it down quite a bit, so I feel I should be fine by turning it up.