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Originally Posted by NATIVEVAMAN  UV sterilizers are indiscrimate killers of everything that goes thru them(providing the bulb is clean).That means it kills good bacteria and bad,they also kill pods.and if you have a fuge thats just about the worst thing you could have happen.As for killing ich well its not so good at that,since ich has three stages and only at one stage is it out drifting around in the tank.If you want some real protection for your tank get an ozoneizer.It only kills the bad stuff,it kills ich in all three stages and it will make your water so clear you will wonder if there is any in the tank. |
I would have to stongly disagee with what you have said a good UV setup with the right flow is one of the best things you can do for a tank. It enliminates more bad that good by a long shots