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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:43 pm
by Crissyloach
Oh! That is awful. I am so sorrry!
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:24 pm
by bookpage
Will a HOT Mag work with the Coralife turbo-twist 3x UV? If not, how about getting a Cascade Canister Filter 500 or 700?
Want be using any filter or bio stuff; just use if for pumping the water through the UV.
What do you all think?
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:01 pm
by ensign_lee
bookpage wrote:Thank you, Glenna.
Yes, it cost me for the LFS to keep my fish, but it was worth it. I did not loose a single clown..
Hooray!!!
I just realized that you were the person I gave my old clowns to when I looked at the pictures and was like "hey, those look like the patterns my old clowns had."
No dead clowns hooray!
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:03 pm
by ensign_lee
awwww, crap. Just finished reading through the 2nd and third pages.
I'm sorry to hear about your dad. Disregard my earlier post.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:54 am
by chefkeith
bookpage wrote:Will a HOT Mag work with the Coralife turbo-twist 3x UV? If not, how about getting a Cascade Canister Filter 500 or 700?
Want be using any filter or bio stuff; just use if for pumping the water through the UV.
What do you all think?
What is the wattage of the UV Bulb? The watts will determine the flow rate you'll need to control parasites. For my 36 watt Turbo Twist, I use a 250 GPH canister filter.
Here's an article that should help-
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/p ... 24&aid=440
Noob UV question
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:58 am
by ahmandi2
Hey I am sorry to sidebust on this thread, but...we have a uv thingie and it came with a filter...are you guys making it from scratch/making it better/more effective...?
I'm confused....any help would be appreciated. If I'm doin it wrong, I'd love to fix it
Take care
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:39 pm
by bookpage
Coralife turbo-twist 3x UV is 9W. Went to that website and it said only 15W and higher should be used for parasites.
This hobby really cost!
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:23 pm
by chefkeith
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:37 pm
by bookpage
Thank you, chef. I don't know of a pump that will pump that slow. 55 gph
I'm looking on eBay for a UV now.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:59 pm
by bookpage
I just looked at my Turbo-Twist UV. It is the Pond Clarifier that treats 2000 gallons and they suggest a flow rate of 300-500 gph.
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:30 am
by cider
so sorry to hear of your father, terrible time to be dealing with a sick tank, sorry for those losses as well.
Take care of yourself,
G
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:35 am
by bookpage
Thank you, everyone, for your kind words about my Dad.
Will a HOT Mag work with the Coralife turbo-twist 3x UV? If not, how about getting a Cascade Canister Filter 500 or 700?
Want be using any filter or bio stuff; just use if for pumping the water through the UV.
What do you all think?
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:16 am
by bookpage
bump......
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:27 pm
by chefkeith
You should have the water filtered just before going through the UV. You want to eliminate floating particles, so that the UV rays are more effective. Any kind of debris can shield parasites/bacteria from the UV rays.
A canister type filter should work. I'm not familiar with HOT magnums, but if they have a spray bar attachment, that should work also. You might also want to connect a shut-off valve to the outflow tubing so that you can control the flow rate of the filter.
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:40 pm
by bookpage
Thank you, chef. I had not thought about making sure the water was clean before going into the UV.
The Cascade Canister 500 is rated at 115 gph. So it should pass the water through the UV slow enough.
I think I am going to get the Cascade Canister 500 along with a 16W UV.
Thanks again for your help.
