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UV Sterilizers: Are the benefits a MYTH or a REALITY?
Let's talk a hot button topic today. Let's talk about UV sterilizers and if you believe the benefits of running one on your aquarium system is a myth or reality! Here is a description I found for UV sterilizers.
How UV Works?
Ultraviolet sterilizers are used in a wide variety of industries for sterilization, and in your saltwater aquarium they work wonders at controlling unwanted bacteria and protozoa at low flow rates, but at higher flow rates can help maintain free-floating algae which are a common cause of cloudy tank water. The UV Lamp emits a UV-C wavelength that will pretty much destroy the internal structure of any single-celled creature that comes in contact with the light. Aqua Ultraviolet sterilizers include a clear-blue cap that lets you see when the lamp is powered on, without having to risk any exposure to the harmful UV-C rays. By varying the flow rate through the sterilizer and increasing or decreasing the amount of time the water is in the body will change what your UV sterilizer will be targeting and we highly suggest using a gate valve or a DC pump to control the flow through the UV sterilizer.
So with that being said let's talk about it!
1. Do you believe the benefits of a UV sterilizer to be a Myth or Reality?
2. What has been your experience using a UV sterilizer?
Let's talk a hot button topic today. Let's talk about UV sterilizers and if you believe the benefits of running one on your aquarium system is a myth or reality! Here is a description I found for UV sterilizers.
How UV Works?
Ultraviolet sterilizers are used in a wide variety of industries for sterilization, and in your saltwater aquarium they work wonders at controlling unwanted bacteria and protozoa at low flow rates, but at higher flow rates can help maintain free-floating algae which are a common cause of cloudy tank water. The UV Lamp emits a UV-C wavelength that will pretty much destroy the internal structure of any single-celled creature that comes in contact with the light. Aqua Ultraviolet sterilizers include a clear-blue cap that lets you see when the lamp is powered on, without having to risk any exposure to the harmful UV-C rays. By varying the flow rate through the sterilizer and increasing or decreasing the amount of time the water is in the body will change what your UV sterilizer will be targeting and we highly suggest using a gate valve or a DC pump to control the flow through the UV sterilizer.
So with that being said let's talk about it!
1. Do you believe the benefits of a UV sterilizer to be a Myth or Reality?
2. What has been your experience using a UV sterilizer?