Aquarium Dude Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 if all the pet shops are trying to sell them why dont they have a greater range, anamates chch had only the aa ones and each store only stocked a few, and when I went into anamates no one had a clue about fish let alone uv sterilizers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishychick Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi Aquarium Dude, How is your tank looking now after a few months with the UV sterilizer? Can u give us an update - did it solve the problem?, and if so how long did it take? Have you had any relapses? Have had a similar problem myself for a while now and UV sterilizer was suggested as a fix. Have spent the last couple of months trying all the other suggestions, but that green haze just keeps coming back! :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 well, its perfect. I leave the uv machine in the tank all the time and turn it on when necessary (about 3 days (not nights) in about 3 months), I have got that awsome looking wonderfully clear water you see in pictures of really awsome tanks. The water never gets bad or anything, I just use the uv to maintain that really clear water. Definetly worth it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishychick Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Excellent! Pleased to hear it's solved your problem; thanks for the info. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 You must have cured the original problem. Although they are called sterilizers they are realy sanitizers that will give bugs a very hostile environment but the algae will still be present and would come back with a rush and a roar if the conditions were too its liking. The UV has given it a good knock back is all. I have built and used UV lights when keeping cold water marines and they have their uses and problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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