Uv filter

[qxcontinuum]

Hi
what do guys think about this UV filter?

UV 18W 18 watt Bulb Ultraviolet Sterilizer Koi Pond New - eBay (item 110452775879 end time Dec-01-09 14:14:44 PST)

 

[qxcontinuum]

1) the water must go through it or a
2) UV T8 in the night time will work too.

like this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/TUV15W-G15T8-UV...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad469c8c8

which option is the best one?

 

[dcantucson]

I think if it were me I would get a higher wattage UV for a 90 gallon tank. Good price for what it is though.

 

[SeaBee]

YOu guys run your uv all the time? Does it kill pods and plankton? Or should they be put on a timer? I like the higher wattage one too.

 

[daugherty]

they kill anything that goes through them. good and bad.
i run mine 24/7

 

[dcantucson]

I have a 57watt UV that I run 24/7 as well. I have a ton of pods.

 

[qxcontinuum]

But they can kill the beneficial bacteria as well right?
I am thinking to put one without a pump. On one of the 3 canisters i have.

 

[daugherty]

they kill anything that goes through them only if the flow is slow enough

 

[SeaBee]

:bounce:

they kill anything that goes through them only if the flow is slow enough

I should build one for my sister in law and tell her its a tanning lamp.:shock:

She's like 300 lbs. and flows very slow right over to where the food is.:bounce:

 

[daugherty]

:bounce:


I should build one for my sister in law and tell her its a tanning lamp.:shock:

She's like 300 lbs. and flows very slow right over to where the food is.:bounce:

they are almost the same thing a uv light in a tanning bed is either uv A or uv B and the uv in a sterlizer is uv C

 

[dcantucson]

:bounce:


I should build one for my sister in law and tell her its a tanning lamp.:shock:

She's like 300 lbs. and flows very slow right over to where the food is.:bounce:

That's just mean! :shock:

 

[daugherty]

That's just mean! :shock:

it is mean but still funny

 

[SeaBee]

That's just mean! :shock:

You should meet her it will change your definition of mean.