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Re: UV sterilizer
My concern is that I don't have a quarantine tank, as I have very limited space. This has been something of an achilles heel. I change lots of water & do maintenance, but I have had several die offs over the years subsequent to the introduction of new fish. But, if the sterilizer would be counter productive, then its no answer.
Thanks for all you help.
Matt Diller
>>> mgallade@hotmail.com 04/18/01 03:00PM >>>
Mike,
I remember a thread on a Discus forum about UV sterilizers.I think the main
setback people mentioned is that a lot of beneficiary micro organisms that
Discus /fish need being killed as well.If you do your waterchanges(WC) and
tank maintenance you should be fine without a UV system.By keeping discus I
really learned about the benefits of regular WC.
It's amazing how fish respond to at least twice a week WC.
Sorry for just throwing that in here.I should try to find the discussion
again.It was pretty interesting.
Max
>From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
>Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
>To: apisto@listbox.com
>Subject: Re: UV sterilizer
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:39:13 -0600
>
>Matt,
>
>I see nothing wrong with using a UV system. The main reason you don't see
>them used a lot on freshwater tanks is their expense. UV bulbs need to be
>regularly replaced - every 3 - 6 months. After that, they aren't really
>effective. In general,
>freshwater fish are more adaptable to water chemistry than marine fish.
>Because of this they tend to be less stressed by less-than-optimal water
>conditions. It is virtually impossible to keep a small volume of marine
>water in this condition, so
>marine fish tend to be more susceptible to diseases in our aquaria. UV
>sterilization helps reduce the number of pathogens in the water. Thus less
>likelihood of catching something.
>
>UV sterilizers will kill anything that flows through the housing that
>carries the UV bulb. Since the bacteria running your biological filter
>doesn't float in the tank, it is safe.
>
>Mike Wise
>
>Matthew Diller wrote:
>
> > Dear list,
> >
> > Yesterday, I picked up a UV sterilizer from a LFS that was moving and is
>heavily discounting stray items. Do people use these on dwarf chiclid
>tanks? Is there any advantage or disadvantage to doing so? Will it hurt
>the biological filtration?
> >
> > I noticed that the Krib has no discussion of UV at all. Maybe that's a
>hint.
> >
> > I I were to use it, could I hook it into the outflow from my fluval
>filter?
> >
> > The unit I picked up is made by Angstrom and is only 4 watts. It hangs
>on the back of the tank and pours water back in like a filter mounted on
>the back of a tank. It was only $10, so I have no great investment in it.
> >
> > Matt Diller
> >
> >
> >
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