UV STERILZER

[STEVE]

Have been reading up on sterilzers...just want to get some comments / opinions from you guys. How do you feel about using a sterilzer, for those of you that do, pros and cons, and if you dont use one, like many why not. Is it worth the time/effort and expense?

 

 

[GraffitiSpotCorals]

Do I need one? Not really. Is it worth the extra power used to run one? Not for me.

 

Do I want to use one? Maybe I dunno... Do I wish I could afford the extra power used to run one? Yup.

[onux20]

40W user here. I like it.

 

Have I seen visible differences from before and after...um maybe the water is a little clearer.

 

I dont QT so it gives a warm fuzzy that I am killing some of the nasties although I cant prove it has.

 

Benefits? To me there are...if only mental.

[jimlin]

i have one hooked up to a 75 freshwater tank. it is hooked up to a timer and turns on for 2-3 hours a day. it is good for killing parasites that swim around the tank, but it can only kill what goes through the uv.

 

i also have one for quarentine tank to prevent parasites from new fish to get into the display tank.

 

i dont really use it on my saltwater display tank that often because it kills the pods in there as well.

 

i say it is not required, but good to have around.

[Integral9]

I have a 18W I use on my quarantine tank and hopefully will pick up a 25W this weekend for my DT.

 

For my QT, it definately cleared up the water and I attribute it to removing the bacteria and parasites in my QT, thus preventing reinfection after treatment. Before I added it, I was treating the fish and they were not getting better. After I added it, I could see noticeable improvements after each treatment. 18W is a bit of overkill though for the 30g tank, I admit.

 

So I recommend it for a QT to prevent reinfection. For the DT though, maybe it will be good, maybe not. I intend to find out though.

 

fwiw: the best looking / cleanest tanks I have seen all have UVs on them...

 

also, I found this site to very informative, if not too informative:

http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumUVSterilization.html

Just be aware they cover fresh and saltwater UV uses in there.

[jimlin]

I have a 18W I use on my quarantine tank and hopefully will pick up a 25W this weekend for my DT.

 

For my QT, it definately cleared up the water and I attribute it to removing the bacteria and parasites in my QT, thus preventing reinfection after treatment. Before I added it, I was treating the fish and they were not getting better. After I added it, I could see noticeable improvements after each treatment. 18W is a bit of overkill though for the 30g tank, I admit.

 

So I recommend it for a QT to prevent reinfection. For the DT though, maybe it will be good, maybe not. I intend to find out though.

 

fwiw: the best looking / cleanest tanks I have seen all have UVs on them...

 

also, I found this site to very informative, if not too informative:

http://www.americana...rilization.html

Just be aware they cover fresh and saltwater UV uses in there.

 

i have a 18w for the 10g qt.

[flowerseller]

Been using uv for 25 years or so.

[Sharkey18]

Didn't use one for the first few years.

 

Added one and I will NEVER not have UV. Fish stay so much healthier.

 

I have one on my DT AND my QT.