perkinskr

Who has one? who likes them? who hates them?why?why?why?why?
Ken

billy

| Who has one? who likes them? who hates them?why?why?why?why?
| Ken
|

I firmly believe that the UV will kill organisms that I want, in
addition to *perhaps* killing organisms that I don't want that
*might* happen to pop up.

billy

todd nicholson

I use one on my fish only tank. No complaints. I'm not sure that I'd use
it on a reef tank though.

-Todd

capfusion

As Billy general stated, UV will kill any good / bad floating bacteria that
come in contact. It really depend on your view and regarding about what you
are trying to complish. In Reef type of setup, you normally do not need to
have UV device. Fish or any inhabitant of your tank should be able to
handling if if in a good health and the environment it in.

UV is like using antibiotic

CapFusion,...

steve

Hey,

With that being said: Do you think a UV would do good treating tap
water (along maybe with RO/DI) for top ups and water changes? I am
thinking of an RO/DI for drinking water and tank related water. Would a
UV be benificial in any way?

S.
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ray martini

UV or no UV you should have an RO/DI unit for your tanks. Never use tap
water in a reef or FO tank.

I caught a great deal on Ebay for a 60gpd Kent Marine for $80 and the
filters and membrane were in great shape. I've also seen a couple of unknown
name units on Ebay for real short ching. That was going to be my buy when I
saw the Kent but that was pure luck.

steve

Hey,

Yep, I have been realizing the problems with using tap water. I have
a little more algae than I want and have been trying out small changes
to get rid of it. My next step is an RO/DI unit, but I do want it for
drinking to! My LFS has one for $149 (CAD), but I think I am going to
spend the $$$ and get a really good one with a faucet that can be
mounted by my kitchen tap.

So, would a UV help any on top of RO/DI, or is it fairly pointless?

S.
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ray martini

I'd say fairly pointless. RO/DI is something lik 98-99% pure.

steve

Ah, cool and good to know. Kind of figured, but thought I would ask
people that would know much better than me! Thanks!

S.
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rich r

I turn on my UV for two hours a day in a mixed tank,Fish and Rock. Little
rock ,,, little fish! I think it clears the water

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