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Originally Posted by evilspaz
Will UV sterilizer make ich go away?
Thanks,
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This question has been answered many times.
UV sized in general to kill waterborne bacteria and viruses is not strong enough to have a significant impact on ich.
A UV that is strong enough against ich would likely be strong enough to overheat a tank in the summer without a chiller.
I always use UV to reduce the incidents of bacterial and viral infection during eradication of ich, but not that UV has impact on ich.
BTW, UV degrades many drugs.
UV has a limited but still essential role in disease control if your interest includes many fish, even in/for a reef tank.