Mounting uv sterilizer
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phatduckk
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Ya im thinking about buying one and the biggest holdup is trying to figure out where I'd mount it. I might end up mounting it to the wall. I could probably fit it somewhere over the sump but it would just get intolerably crowded in there.
Fish4udog
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Hope this helps I used 2 pieces of wood 2 metal clamps and flexible foam sheet to cut 2 strips to fit around uv to protect from clamps around $5 to make and it doesn't move sits behind my tank
Fish4udog
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Drilled holes in both clamps used wood screws to attach clamps to the boardHope this helps I used 2 pieces of wood 2 metal clamps and flexible foam sheet to cut 2 strips to fit around uv to protect from clamps around $5 to make and it doesn't move sits behind my tank
Jon Fishman
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I have 4 of them and they are just sitting in a pile next to the sump. Not sure why you would want it mounted over the sump to impede access
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I thought so. Or at least it’s preferable maybe?
I know horizontal is “the way” but my rational thinking for the life of me can’t figure out why vertical would be bad...... Flow in at the bottom, out through the top. It ensures long dwell-time, and ensures the entire sleeve is submerged at all times.
Why would vertical not be the way to go? I watched a local shop set up a new one right out of the box on their frag tank, because they had some algae, and he set it behind the tank vertically
