Folks, I've been looking over the past threads on this website after seeing some of my cheapie fishes I bought recently died, I got to thinking about uv sterilizer. Diane mentioned that Submarine UV Sterilizer and so I did some googling.
Max Flow Dimension Max Size Price
5 Watt 132 gph 9" x 3" x 2-1/2" 40 gal $65
7 Watt 132 gph 10" x 3" x 2-1/2" 70 gal $80
Now AquaClear 20 filter at 100 gph 5-20 Gallon $23
30 filter at 150 gph 10-30 Gallon $30
Looks to me like the Max Flow rate for 5w and 7w is close to the aquaclear 30 filter for up to 30 gallon.
El-natural aquarium setup want to minimize water movements. I would imagine the max flow rate should work up-to 75 gallon. Now, couldn't this UV sterilizer serve the dual purpose of keeping the water clean and act as a power filter? One thing is that I might not want to run sterilizer 24/7 but instead 1 week out of the month so may still need a filter the other 3 weeks. I'm thinking the 7 Watt one should work with my 20 gallons all the way to my future 75 gallons setup. Thoughts?
Max Flow Dimension Max Size Price
5 Watt 132 gph 9" x 3" x 2-1/2" 40 gal $65
7 Watt 132 gph 10" x 3" x 2-1/2" 70 gal $80
Now AquaClear 20 filter at 100 gph 5-20 Gallon $23
30 filter at 150 gph 10-30 Gallon $30
Looks to me like the Max Flow rate for 5w and 7w is close to the aquaclear 30 filter for up to 30 gallon.
El-natural aquarium setup want to minimize water movements. I would imagine the max flow rate should work up-to 75 gallon. Now, couldn't this UV sterilizer serve the dual purpose of keeping the water clean and act as a power filter? One thing is that I might not want to run sterilizer 24/7 but instead 1 week out of the month so may still need a filter the other 3 weeks. I'm thinking the 7 Watt one should work with my 20 gallons all the way to my future 75 gallons setup. Thoughts?