Media Reactor? UV sterilizer?

[NoWaiAma]

Media reactor. ROX 0.8 GFO blend.
Looking at https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-gfo-carbon-reactor-deluxe1.html
Worth the investment on a 28 gallon, or fine hanging a pouch of ROX 0.8 in a return chamber?

Also..

When does a UV sterilizer become necessary ?

 

[sa6hir]

I’ve got a large D-D uv had it maybe 2 years. I have no idea when it becomes necessary so it’s just been sitting there. I hear a lot of oh it kill ich helps with water clarity. But I’ve had no problems with either. I’ve Set up a quarantine to come back ick and use filer sock and filter floss for clarity. The only real benefit I personally believe would come from a uv will be destroying free floating algae but the would have to travel through the uv.

 

[Aaron88]

My UV always helps me clear up my algae blooms.

 

[Mark Gray]

I have been in the hobby over 40 yrars i jave never used a UV.

 

[NoWaiAma]

Any replies as far as the media chamber vs a bag in the return would be appreciated also

 

[Aaron88]

I have been in the hobby over 40 yrars i jave never used a UV.

Do you get algae blooms? And if you have when is it not normal for them to happen.

 

[Aaron88]

Any replies as far as the media chamber vs a bag in the return would be appreciated also

I don’t use one. I just run Seachem Purigen in a bad. The one I buy treats 100gls for 3 months. Then after that you can recharge it. But I only have LPS and Softies right now.

 

[NoWaiAma]

I don’t use one. I just run Seachem Purigen in a bad. The one I buy treats 100gls for 3 months. Then after that you can recharge it. But I only have LPS and Softies right now.

I don’t plan on anything outside of softies LPS. I’ll look into the purigen. Thank you! Currently zero carbon

 

[Aaron88]

I don’t plan on anything outside of softies LPS. I’ll look into the purigen. Thank you! Currently zero carbon

How old is your tank?

 

[Aaron88]

Also add copepods is really good for your reef tank.

 

[NoWaiAma]

How old is your tank?

Just wrapping up cycle. Very new tank. Also my first. No idea on pods.

 

[NoWaiAma]

Also add copepods is really good for your reef tank.

Better to add those pre fish to let them populate?

 

[Aaron88]

Yeah as soon as you cycle is done. Check out algae barn they have some good stuff.

 

[NoWaiAma]

Yeah as soon as you cycle is done. Check out algae barn they have some good stuff.

Watching a YouTube on their stuff right now.

Thanks man

 

[Aaron88]

But with a new tank there’s no need for a reactor just drop a bag of purigen in your tank and your good to go. And remember add fish and live stock slowly so you don’t crash your system or have a ton of algae blooms like I need.
Also check out Seachems’ stability. Definitely add that to your new tank for the 1st couple of months to help get a strong bio filter going.

 

[Aaron88]

What kind of testing kits are you going with? I’m hands down a fan of the RedSea line of additive and test kits. They make it simple to understand for beginners. And all there test kits come with a video on how to use them.

 

[NoWaiAma]

But with a new tank there’s no need for a reactor just drop a bag of purigen in your tank and your good to go. And remember add fish and live stock slowly so you don’t crash your system or have a ton of algae blooms like I need.
Also check out Seachems’ stability. Definitely add that to your new tank for the 1st couple of months to help get a strong bio filter going.

That’s what I was thinking. Purigen is ordered. I have stability ready to go.

 

[NoWaiAma]

What kind of testing kits are you going with? I’m hands down a fan of the RedSea line of additive and test kits. They make it simple to understand for beginners. And all there test kits come with a video on how to use them.

Right now I have API for basics. And Salifert ready for reef testing. Have redsea tests coming to replace API this week.

 

[Aaron88]

That’s what I was thinking. Purigen is ordered. I have stability ready to go.

You’re can never add stability to soon.

 

[Aaron88]

You’re can never add stability to soon.

You can never add it to soon***