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Old 01-01-2005, 04:30 PM   #1
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WOW uv sterilizers are great

If anyone had seen my post about a month or so ago you know I have been battleing very green water. I tried algone,extra carbon,water changes,posphate remover and nothing helped very much. I hooked up a coralife turbo twist uv sterilizer last night about 5:00 and I just turned on my tank lights and the water is 90% clear!!! I wish I never waited so long!

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Old 01-01-2005, 04:48 PM   #2
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Wow. Now thats the kind of information I come here to read. Good news indeed.
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I got a turbo twist 3x and it doesnt do much
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Old 01-01-2005, 05:20 PM   #4
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i don't know if it's my uv or something else, but my water is crystal clear (and was on my prior tank as well with it.) i use RO water now, but just used tap water in Pittsburgh when I lived there. Both tanks were totally clear. I did have some cyano in my Pittsburgh tank (think the RO helps with that). I say they can't hurt and likely do well to increase the quality/clarity of the water.

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Glad it worked out for ya...
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If you have problems then it'll help...
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Old 01-02-2005, 09:52 AM   #6
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I got a turbo twist 3x and it doesnt do much
How much flow do you have going through it. I have a UV unit plumbed inline that is not being used because I changed my setup and I'm now pumping too much water for the UV to have any effect.
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I took someones suggestion from this site and am running it with a maxi-jet 600.
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I got it right in the flow range it asks for.
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