UV sterilizer

[piao liang yu]

Are they worth having? If so, what size/brands are the best for a 60 gallon 48"x13"

what are the pros and cons if any?

 

[VOXGM]

Pros: kills algae/green water, CAN kill parasites, Bactria ect(if water flows slow enough threw it for good uv exposer). Provides water clarity

Cons: bulbs can be expensive depending on what brand u get. Not really any cons to be honest. A lot of people claim it can kill bb. Being as bb is not floating around in the water, I say false. Maybe if you disturbed ur bb but i disagree.

 

[VOXGM]

Brand: I'd chose a coralife turbo twist

 

[MMantelli]

Pros: kills algae/green water, CAN kill parasites, Bactria ect(if water flows slow enough threw it for good uv exposer). Provides water clarity

Cons: bulbs can be expensive depending on what brand u get. Not really any cons to be honest. A lot of people claim it can kill bb. Being as bb is not floating around in the water, I say false. Maybe if you disturbed ur bb but i disagree.

In order to kill nasties in the water column the space from the glas to casing (whee the water flows) should be no more than 3mm, it must have the proper flow ratio for the wattage and be long enough so the water is in contact with the light for long enough to be able to kill off the nasties. Otherwise all there good for is algae. There is a great article on them on americanaquariumproducts.com.

 

[piao liang yu]

Brand: I'd chose a coralife turbo twist

Elaborate please.

 

[armymp327]

everything you need to know about UV sterilizers are in this article, its very long but goes into great detail

UV Sterilization, Aquarium & Pond; How To use a UVC Sterilizer, Information

 

[MMantelli]

everything you need to know about UV sterilizers are in this article, its very long but goes into great detail

UV Sterilization, Aquarium & Pond; How To use a UVC Sterilizer, Information

I love that website I also suggested it in a pm to the poster its an awesome page.

 

[armymp327]

Yes, even though they try to push their own product, its still very good information. And their product does look quite good anyways and I plan to buy one soon

 

[MMantelli]

Yes, even though they try to push their own product, its still very good information. And their product does look quite good anyways and I plan to buy one soon

and im sure it works great