Would this UV Sterilizer work?

[Ocean’s Piece]

I need to find ostreopsis and I feel like this is my last resort. Been doing a lot of things and have heard UV has a lot of success. Would this UV work? I need something that is cheap because I don't want to run UV longterm. I have a 32 gallon biocube and from what I have read, a 5W should be fine. Would this work?

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[Ocean’s Piece]

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[mdb_talon]

Far from an expert here, but i think you really want something going through an enclosed tube so that you can control contact time a bit better. If you want something small and relatively cheap that you dont have to do any plumbing for maybe something like this.

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[Ocean’s Piece]

Far from an expert here, but i think you really want something going through an enclosed tube so that you can control contact time a bit better. If you want something small and relatively cheap that you dont have to do any plumbing for maybe something like this.

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Ok. I may have to go with that, but I'm really on the fence with the price. I'm definitely a cheap reefer so I may have to browse for a used or someone doing rentals, I don't know. I'll keep what you said in mind though. I'm Kinda clueless on UV. Thanks.

 

[Spare time]

Edit: I misread is dino posting in there so feel free to ignore my initial response

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I don't think that's true. I would agrue some of the simplest organisms like cyano bacteria for instance multiply at a rate faster than we can export it. Why not just zap it and kill it instantly? Nature always finds a way and I don't think uv will limit what my filter feeders can intake. The tank and myself will be adding to the waste I don't think u can overfilter. I will be trying uv on my upgrade. I can only see.it as being beneficial.
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[mdb_talon]

UV is a waste of money unless you have a bacteria, phyto, or certain dino blooms. Otherwise it just removes competition against algae and food for zooplankton and filter feeders. It is a tool for a specific job, but not beneficial for the average tank.

I somewhat agree but he is trying to fight ostreopsis dinos and they do a very good job of that.

 

[Spare time]

I don't think that's true. I would agrue some of the simplest organisms like cyano bacteria for instance multiply at a rate faster than we can export it. Why not just zap it and kill it instantly? Nature always finds a way and I don't think uv will limit what my filter feeders can intake. The tank and myself will be adding to the waste I don't think u can overfilter. I will be trying uv on my upgrade. I can only see.it as being beneficial.
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It doesn't do much for cyano. Nature doesn't always find a way too because in nature reefs are not being sterilized.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

They're not?
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Yes I agree oceans aren't sterilized and are an open body of water part of the earths ecosystem.
The water is constantly bringing nutrients up. Well surface water sweeps it away or a current hits.
We in our enclosed ecosystems can not replicate this.
U can push the water around to ur skimmer I guess but we on a scale to scale measurement can not achieve this I feel like.
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[Ocean’s Piece]

So basically just find a UV that is enclosed? Or will the one I initially posted work?

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I would try and find an enclosed unit. Wiper is a +.
I'm thinking of trying the green killing machine but will prob just get an actual external unit.
Green killing machine comes in 9w and 24w I think.
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