How many people use uv..

[coralcrazy]

how many people use uv..and does it really clear algae from your tank...especially if i use tap water?
i am intrested in putting this in my nano cube 6. good idea?
http://nanotuners.nanocustoms.com/nanotuners/shopping_cart.php

 

[drunktank]

for a 6 g nano i wouldn t bother w/ a UV, do more water changes and use better water, like i said before distilled water is a lil more pure then our south jersey tap- A UV isn't worth the money for such a small tank. It will help w/ some algae, and clean the water up- but u'll see it more effective in larger situations-

edit: on edit, didnt notice the link, for 20 bucks i guess u can give it a try-- lol... thought u were gonna get a big boy like i have for my 120

 

[coralcrazy]

lol yea..its really cheap..

 

[drunktank]

i'd say give it a try, if it works thats 20 dollars well spent- if not u can always sell it to someone.

 

[kimoyo]

UVs don't remove nutrients. They kill algae and bacteria or damage their cell walls enough that the can't reproduce. Eitherway the nutrients go back in the tank so you can remove them via some other form of export. I have a UV on my tank.

For a 6g, just use bottled water. It will cost you what like $7 bucks to get started?

There's a bunch of stuff that will go in your tank from the tap, phosphates being one of them. Once that stuff gets in, you have to work to get it out. BTW, pure water looks blue, so if the water ain't looking blue it has something in it.

 

[coralcrazy]

hehe..as long as the green is gone..nutrients i can live with..my chaeto will love all the excess nutrients..

 

[cali_reef]

Go ahead and get it, it will work great as a heater in your nano too. Your water will be plankton free and the algea will love the additional nutrient from all the dead plankton.

Why won't you want to do things the "better" way?

 

[coralcrazy]

it's only a 30$ uv sterlizer...if i don't like i can alwas sell it..it's just to test it out..if it saves me trips back and forth from stores..why not invest in it.?
if not i can alwas sell it

 

[coralcrazy]

P.S. i am very stuck in my ways.. i appreiciate all the info you guys gave me...i just wanted some info...