do you use a UV Sterilizer

[Joe Reefer]

no

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yes, on my seahorse tank & on the tank with my Powder Blue Tang (aka Ick magnet). It really helped keep the ick under control until it learned not to be stressed out by the other fish.

Anthony

[Ruth]

Nope. Don't intend to either.

[Denis]

Nope, I prefer ozone.

[Samw]

Yes, it is one of the most important pieces of equipment in my system for keeping difficult corals. I believe it was useful for destroying bacteria and neutralizing toxins that prevented me from keeping Acroporas and Bird's Nest corals in the past. For fish, it was not important. I didn't notice any difference in ick before and after the UV. I had long bouts of ick even after running UV 24/7. In both cases, the ick eventually goes away on its own and fish are fine.

[TheReefGeek]

Yes I do, and I have run my current tank without it, and with it, and it is my second most favorite piece of equipment after my skimmer.

The benefit I get from it is the huge reduction of slime algae. I have to clean coralline off my glass before I have to clean green slime algae.

My front glass magnet cleaning went from every couple days, to every couple weeks to keep it algae-free.

[muck]

no

[Samw]

Originally Posted by Samw

For fish, it was not important. I didn't notice any difference in ick before and after the UV. I had long bouts of ick even after running UV 24/7. In both cases, the ick eventually goes away on its own and fish are fine.

WRT Ick. I'm sure UV can help. But I think it didn't help for me because my sterilizer is only 9W. I think for ick, higher powered sterilizers might be better.

[Puff]

where should the sterilizer be located? near the sump? or up by the tank?
griffen hooked me up with one yesterday that he wasnt going to use...im not too sure where to put it.lol. or if i should use it or not.

i read that it zaps both bad and GOOD bacteria...so im a bit cautious of using it.