Ich is now in tank... help with UV sterilizers / mitigation methods

[Lasse]

Before you buy an UV-C please read the link I provided earlier - link I do not know the Lifeguard UV - it could be good too - it looks look it works at the optimal wavelength. To take up a fish with ich on - it is not treatment - it is to lower the infection pressure.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[cdw79]

Basically the biggest you can afford that fits means you can turn your water over faster though it killing more parasites. If the UV is small then you have to run the flow slower which means less turnover and less parasites killed. That is the idea anywyas. For me, that was a 55w that fit my sump. Lifeguard UV is fantastic product and I liked it much more then my Aqua UV I had before. It’s also cheaper which makes no sense cuz it is built much better. Ha.

ofc it may not help and you may still get ich or you may not need it and ich will get under control naturally. No one can say.

What capacity pump did you use? That's the biggest thing for me- I've seen a few people using that 55W size UV or so, so I figure that's what I'll go for. But the different calculations to do to make sure that between the size of the UV and the speed of the water running through it, that there is enough exposure to the UV to where the parasite actually gets killed.

Also, this is a more practical question, but how do people add a return pump like one would have in a sump, for example, without the pump kicking up / taking in all the sand around it? This feels like an incredibly dumb question but rather be safe than sorry I suppose.

Before you buy an UV-C please read the link I provided earlier - link I do not know the Lifeguard UV - it could be good too - it looks look it works at the optimal wavelength. To take up a fish with ich on - it is not treatment - it is to lower the infection pressure.

Sincerely Lasse

Thank you for providing this, I will take a look. Sorry I did not acknowledge it earlier- lots of information to parse through! And like you say, it's a mitigation method that is by no means a cure, but I figured it's something I can do to hopefully make a difference. Just a matter now of finding the right model + pump and placing the order. Thankfully all fish again look healthy today, which doesn't mean much obviously but is encouraging. Taking the small wins where I can