reef tank and uv sterilizers?

[charliethetuna88]

I hear u ,I'm gonna try it ,I'm not to concerned about bacteria loss I dose added bacteria weekly and my tank is paced with rock its a little over 2 years old .I'm not planning on buying anymore fish ,I guess I should leave the tank alone but like many of us u always stride towards getting even more out of Ur tank ,I am a tinkerer which doesn't help .lfs marine guy the uv is 36 watts what flow rate do u recomend ?

 

[charliethetuna88]

Dre ill update u on the outcome ,

 

[SPotter]

@lfsmarineguy....can give a brief description on how you install them? I just purchased an 80w emperor aquatic unit and was planning on following their diagram for a by-pass on one of my return lines. I have purchased a flow meter to help me dial in the flow.

 

[FaviaFreak]

I hear u Kathy the only reson I was concidering it was to make the water even clearer .I have no algea or parasites at the moment thank god .

Coral Snow

 

[Dre]

hey dre have you ever used one ??

Yes i have a 30 watt UV sitting in a closet...

 

[lfsmarineguy]

This is a properly installed UV system off the main supply with a bypass. This is a 120w HO unit on a 400gal fish only. We use Emperor and if you have any questions about your unit I would call and speak to Adrian, he can tell you exactly down to the GPH what you should put through your unit.

 

[Aquadicted]

i think you should only use it when and if you need to...

There are a lot of good stuff floating around in the waters of an established tank that the corals and inverts sift out.. seems a shame to kill it.

 

[SPotter]

This is a properly installed UV system off the main supply with a bypass. This is a 120w HO unit on a 400gal fish only. We use Emperor and if you have any questions about your unit I would call and speak to Adrian, he can tell you exactly down to the GPH what you should put through your unit.

Now thats a sump!!!!! Thank you Jared for posting this picture. I have spoken with Adrian already on a couple of other questions and I agree he knows his stuff. I can see why a lot of people say Emperor is the only company to deal with when it comes to UV.