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02/07/2020, 05:30 PM | #1 |
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UV sterilizer
I've seen some videos where people hooked up a uv sterilizer to clear up their water. I will usually run carbon for a few days to get the water crystal clear and then wait until it needs it again. I was wondering if a good uv sterilizer is as affective as running the carbon?
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02/07/2020, 06:33 PM | #2 |
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They're like apples and oranges. They both can clear your water, but they clear different things. Carbon takes care of most. UV will clear up a phytoplankton bloom, or after a glass cleaning. So carbon wins most of the time, and a better bang for the buck.
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02/08/2020, 03:20 AM | #3 |
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marineland makes a water polishing filter. great tool for clearing cloudy aquariums.
https://www.amazon.com/Marineland-Po...7DG2N2EG20NPGD
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02/08/2020, 08:13 AM | #4 |
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Thank you. By your responses, it seems like the uv sterilizer would not be worth it in my case. Right now, the carbon does work so I will continue using it.
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02/08/2020, 09:22 AM | #5 |
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Right on. I don't think you need UV right now. Keep it in mind for down the road. If you get dinoflagellates, UV is helpful.
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02/09/2020, 05:41 PM | #6 |
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Carbon works wonderful....
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