Got UV?

Flippers4pups · 12/19/2014, 06:28 PM

Anybody running one?

makeshift101 · 12/19/2014, 07:22 PM

add that to my want list of the other 10000 things

u4ick · 12/19/2014, 07:49 PM

Yes....lot's of them.

This is the one place most people make their mistake......by not getting a big enough one.....always go way bigger than you think.

Reason is most manufacturers rate their product based upon tank size for either 1) Fresh water-- which is almost 10 times the capability as for saltwater
or
2) Rated for saltwater but for algae control which is much higher rating than for parasite control.....parasite control is the reason I would choose to have one.

So do some research on this before making a choice on size.....then choose a manufacturer. Which should be fairly simple to do after you've done your research.

Flippers4pups · 12/19/2014, 08:09 PM

Most likely adding one, just not right way. Ran one back in the nineties on a 75/55 system. Can't remember what size it was. Will do on research.

Saltygram · 12/20/2014, 09:00 AM

We have one.

Flippers4pups · 12/20/2014, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saltygram

We have one.

What's your flow rate through it and how big is the bulb?

Saltygram · 12/21/2014, 01:56 PM

It is a Coralife Turbo Twist 6x. 18w bulb. I'm using a 500 gph utility pump to drive it.

u4ick · 12/22/2014, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saltygram

It is a Coralife Turbo Twist 6x. 18w bulb. I'm using a 500 gph utility pump to drive it.

Turbo Twist is probably one of the best designs ever......and then they used a crappy PC bulb.....with low wattage .....these are good for a nano at best.

Sorry just my opinion...

Lance A. Lot · 12/22/2014, 11:46 AM

I run a turbo twist 12. It seems to keep the algae from spreading everywhere. I try to keep the rate of flow through it slower. I think it is set around 300 gph. I run it off a side loop from the return so as not to kill anything going from the fuge back up to the display. I like them enough to have bought one for my parents to use in their pond. It did improve the water clarity of their 450gl pond.

u4ick · 12/22/2014, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lance A. Lot

I run a turbo twist 12. It seems to keep the algae from spreading everywhere. I try to keep the rate of flow through it slower. I think it is set around 300 gph. I run it off a side loop from the return so as not to kill anything going from the fuge back up to the display. I like them enough to have bought one for my parents to use in their pond. It did improve the water clarity of their 450gl pond.

Yes!!! ....for algae....

12/19/2014, 06:28 PM	#1
Flippers4pups Home made abyss Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lake Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,047	Got UV? Anybody running one? __________________ Don Reefing since 1993 Current Tank info: 125 gallon DT , 125 gallon basement sump. Rw 15 & Rw 8. Panworld 150ps return. Reef Octopus 150 skimmer, 3 165w mars aqua led. Last edited by Flippers4pups; 12/19/2014 at 06:34 PM.

12/19/2014, 07:22 PM	#2
makeshift101 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Maryland Heights Posts: 743	add that to my want list of the other 10000 things __________________ 120 Gallon Mixed Reef 40 Gallon Mantis Shrimp Tank

12/19/2014, 08:09 PM	#4
Flippers4pups Home made abyss Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lake Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,047	Most likely adding one, just not right way. Ran one back in the nineties on a 75/55 system. Can't remember what size it was. Will do on research. __________________ Don Reefing since 1993 Current Tank info: 125 gallon DT , 125 gallon basement sump. Rw 15 & Rw 8. Panworld 150ps return. Reef Octopus 150 skimmer, 3 165w mars aqua led.

12/20/2014, 09:00 AM	#5
Saltygram Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Defiance, mo Posts: 416	We have one. __________________ Mark Current Tank Info: 300 gallon reef tank (including 70 gallon sump). UV Sterilizer, Oceans Motion, Reef Octopus Skimmer

12/21/2014, 01:56 PM	#7
Saltygram Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Defiance, mo Posts: 416	It is a Coralife Turbo Twist 6x. 18w bulb. I'm using a 500 gph utility pump to drive it. __________________ Mark Current Tank Info: 300 gallon reef tank (including 70 gallon sump). UV Sterilizer, Oceans Motion, Reef Octopus Skimmer

12/19/2014, 07:49 PM	#3
u4ick Theorist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Peters MO, 63376 Posts: 1,608	Yes....lot's of them. This is the one place most people make their mistake......by not getting a big enough one.....always go way bigger than you think. Reason is most manufacturers rate their product based upon tank size for either 1) Fresh water-- which is almost 10 times the capability as for saltwater or 2) Rated for saltwater but for algae control which is much higher rating than for parasite control.....parasite control is the reason I would choose to have one. So do some research on this before making a choice on size.....then choose a manufacturer. Which should be fairly simple to do after you've done your research.

12/22/2014, 11:46 AM	#9
Lance A. Lot SLASH Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: St. Peters Posts: 1,573	I run a turbo twist 12. It seems to keep the algae from spreading everywhere. I try to keep the rate of flow through it slower. I think it is set around 300 gph. I run it off a side loop from the return so as not to kill anything going from the fuge back up to the display. I like them enough to have bought one for my parents to use in their pond. It did improve the water clarity of their 450gl pond. __________________ 180 DT w/ sps & lps 75 tank w/ softies and nems Learn from the mistakes of others... it's cheaper Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Glass Cages w/ some personal modifications