Re: UV sterilizer

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Sorry, Matt, I don't agree. Anyone who has space for more than 1 tank has room for a quarantine tank. They're cheaper than multiple tank die-offs!

Mike Wise

Matthew Diller wrote:

> 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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