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Dentoid · 03-24-2008, 10:42 PM

UV is effective against bacteria and other one celled organisms because of its affect on altering their DNA so that they can not replicate and or synthesize proteins. Amphipod and copepods are not affected by the short exposure time with the light as they are multi-celled organisms. All public aquariums use UV and/or ozone as a matter of fact, there is no reason why we, as hobbyists, shouldn't.

I agree with Nativevaman with respect to the safety of ozone. The small ozonizers made for the hobby are harmless. Ozone pumped into the skimmer is an effective sterilizer.

03-24-2008, 10:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: For Display Tank: UV, Ozone, or Neither? UV is effective against bacteria and other one celled organisms because of its affect on altering their DNA so that they can not replicate and or synthesize proteins. Amphipod and copepods are not affected by the short exposure time with the light as they are multi-celled organisms. All public aquariums use UV and/or ozone as a matter of fact, there is no reason why we, as hobbyists, shouldn't. I agree with Nativevaman with respect to the safety of ozone. The small ozonizers made for the hobby are harmless. Ozone pumped into the skimmer is an effective sterilizer. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama Last edited by Dentoid : 03-25-2008 at 01:58 PM.