First I should say I'm a fan of UV.
It's time to change the bulb and sleeve in my unit but before I did, I've been doing some research on possibly a better unit.
Here's the best info I've found thus far in explaining this filtration technique...enjoy!
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com ... ation.html
UV Sterilization
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Re: UV Sterilization
Thanks for posting, this should be required reading for everyone with an aquarium freshwater or saltwater. I did figure out, that if I had gone to college, it would have taken me 20 years to graduate as I had to reread some sections 4 times to grasp what he was 
saying, a lot of info, and still need one more reread in the flow rate section . I have learned that all UV sterilizers are not created equal, and its not as easy as walking into the store and just buying what ever sterilizer happens to be on the shelf.
saying, a lot of info, and still need one more reread in the flow rate section . I have learned that all UV sterilizers are not created equal, and its not as easy as walking into the store and just buying what ever sterilizer happens to be on the shelf.-
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Re: UV Sterilization
very nice input, and although I may not have known all the exactness of this writers study, once again from my real world experience of 36 years with selling fish and over 20 in selling uvs and seeing the cause and effect, you can see why I recommend them, use them and have been telling everyone NOT to take them off and put them in their garage!
It was not a few days ago I told a customer when confronted with a question about UVs "what ever bad you have read or believe, does not even come close to the GOOD you will see by putting a UV on your tank"
GO (GER Out
)
It was not a few days ago I told a customer when confronted with a question about UVs "what ever bad you have read or believe, does not even come close to the GOOD you will see by putting a UV on your tank"
GO (GER Out
)