Quick Question

[Donsreef]

UV light good r bad and why

 

[dlterry85]

waste of money imo.
why? you need to have it dialed in just right...amount of flow, watts per gallon etc.
do you really think you can get every ounce of water to go thru it to kill what you are trying to kill? probably not gonna happen.
have to constantly clean and replace the uv bulb...not cost effective.

if you qt you're fish and keep up on water changes and such, should be no need for a uv light.

but thats just my opinion and dont mean squat,lol.

 

[dadof4]

Not necessary and can be detrimental to plankton growth. UV doesn't discriminate between good and bad things that pass through it.