old joe
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Everybody waters the best environment possible for their beloved reef and FO aquariums... so do I !
From equipment already attached to my filter system which includes a sump,
100 micron filter bag, mineral mud, mangroves, calurpa, live rock and sand, protein skimmer and finally, a UV sterilizer, an idea popped in my old head and me thinks its worth a try... besides that gas exchange tower I spoke of in another post...
everybody knows that ' dwell time ' of tank water passing through a UV sterilizer has all to do with its ability to kill off micro organisms. That would suggest even a one watt UV unit would do a great job if one could pass water slow enough thru it by ratio when compared to say a 100 watt unit.
McGiver prevails here !
Therefore, with my mini pump with adjustable flow which feeds my 9 watt UV unit would theoretically be more efficient if I could, on the inlet side of the UV unit, introduce a simple air stone.
The idea is that the thin walls of bubbles would be subjected to a more complete bombardment of UV rays than a column of solid water for which these UV units are designed. So what if ( not a question.. a statement ) in one day or even 2 days it would then take a whole 55 g. tank with 30 g. sump to go thru the UV unit since the job is 100 % more efficient... if it is indeed that much more effecient.
From equipment already attached to my filter system which includes a sump,
100 micron filter bag, mineral mud, mangroves, calurpa, live rock and sand, protein skimmer and finally, a UV sterilizer, an idea popped in my old head and me thinks its worth a try... besides that gas exchange tower I spoke of in another post...
everybody knows that ' dwell time ' of tank water passing through a UV sterilizer has all to do with its ability to kill off micro organisms. That would suggest even a one watt UV unit would do a great job if one could pass water slow enough thru it by ratio when compared to say a 100 watt unit.
McGiver prevails here !
Therefore, with my mini pump with adjustable flow which feeds my 9 watt UV unit would theoretically be more efficient if I could, on the inlet side of the UV unit, introduce a simple air stone.
The idea is that the thin walls of bubbles would be subjected to a more complete bombardment of UV rays than a column of solid water for which these UV units are designed. So what if ( not a question.. a statement ) in one day or even 2 days it would then take a whole 55 g. tank with 30 g. sump to go thru the UV unit since the job is 100 % more efficient... if it is indeed that much more effecient.
