Need advice on plumbing a UV light

[Steve1500]

Hello,
I have a dino problem and want to add a UV light to my sump area. The sump area is to crowded to plumb the UV light in-line from the return pump to the DT. So, I want to use a small external pump to feed the light.

Can I use the return pump section for the incoming water and return the treated water directly to the same return pump section? Will this cause flow issues?

What is the best way to plumb an external pump and UV light in the sump area?

Thanks!

 

[cgdcinc]

I set my pump up after the filter sock in my first chamber. To keep debris from getting pumped into the UV. I have it discharge back into my middle refugium chamber. My thinking was to not return to the same place as the pump because you will be essentially sterilizing some of the clean water that just went through the UV again.

 

[wesman42]

I set my pump up after the filter sock in my first chamber. To keep debris from getting pumped into the UV. I have it discharge back into my middle refugium chamber. My thinking was to not return to the same place as the pump because you will be essentially sterilizing some of the clean water that just went through the UV again.

Plumbing it the way you described is fine. Refiltering water, especially UV should be something you'd be happy about considering UV kills organisms with water contact time. The longer the water is contacting UV, the better chance what's in the water is dead.

 

[cgdcinc]

I set my pump up after the filter sock in my first chamber. To keep debris from getting pumped into the UV. I have it discharge back into my middle refugium chamber. My thinking was to not return to the same place as the pump because you will be essentially sterilizing some of the clean water that just went through the UV again.

 

[cgdcinc]

Plumbing it the way you described is fine. Refiltering water, especially UV should be something you'd be happy about considering UV kills organisms with water contact time. The longer the water is contacting UV, the better chance what's in the water is dead.

Yes. I agree. It would give more dwell time. [emoji106]