uv sterilizer

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  1. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    i just set up me refugium, but i dont have a uv sterilizer. should i have one? will it kill my good bacteria with the bad?
     
    suckafish, Mar 21, 2008
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  2. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    Yep. To it, bacteria, good or bad, is just bacteria.........
     
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  3. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    thats what i thought was going to happen. thats why i havent put one on yet. however i dont want my caluripa to transfer into my main tank. the uv ster. would kill the copapods too?
     
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    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    do any of you guys run uv sterilizers on ur refu?
     
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  5. Chucky

    Chucky Flamingo Tongue

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    I could be wrong but my understanding of uv's they are used on heavily stocked reefs and fish only tanks mostly.Reef tanks use the good bacteria that the uv kills...does more bad then good save your $$$
     
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    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    that was my train of thought, but this is my first refugium. and i have had algea problems before, and now i am growing it and i dont want to infect my main. but it looks like i had the right idea not installing one, i was scaried for my good bacteria
     
    suckafish, Mar 21, 2008
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