UV location

[jd371]

I've got an Aqua UV being delivered today that I will be installing this weekend. Would the drain section be the best place for it, the return, or it doesn't matter?

 

[TheHarold]

You want to control the flow, return flow is probably too much. T it off or use a separate pump so you can adjust the flow

 

[jd371]

I wasn't going to run it off the return pump so I bought a Rio to use with the UV. Now, I have to figure out where to put it.

 

[AZDesertRat]

Return section. You want the absolute cleanest possible water otherwise organisms can be shaded from the UV light by particles and not exposed and inactivated.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

The proper way to install U.V. is as the final filter before a return to the aquarium. That means that it is sized to the flow rate of the main return pump. I find most people will not buy the proper size unit and therefore do not get all the benefit of the filter system. At least place it in a loop with a proper sized pump with a mechanical filter before the U.V. so that the clearest water is getting the highest kill rate possible. Otherwise you are trying to run a heavy duty truck with a moped motor...not such a great idea right?

 

[jd371]

Space is limited in the return section and I'll have to figure something out, thanks for the help.