UV Sterilizer

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:07:36 -0500, "Koi-Lo" ¤?¤@ö½.Õ..Õ¢ wrote:

"Jolly Fisherman" wrote in message
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Of course I'm not making any claims. I'm just trying to understand
why closed tank is "necessary" and not just "wise" or "conservative."
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I've had GF for years and breed them right behind my house in 150 to 680g
tanks. I don't see it as "necessary" to close the tanks to new fish that
are carefully quarantined and treated for parasites. Parasites were always
the biggest problem with them. Ulcers were the biggie with their close
relatives, the koi carp. Once you remove any parasites they may be
carrying, keep them in good healthy conditions and feed them well - they
thrive and reproduce rapidly and prolifically.

What medicine/what is your treatment for new fish?

"Jolly Fisherman" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:07:36 -0500, "Koi-Lo" ¤?¤@ö½.Õ..Õ¢ wrote:

"Jolly Fisherman" wrote in message
. ..
Of course I'm not making any claims. I'm just trying to understand
why closed tank is "necessary" and not just "wise" or "conservative."
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I've had GF for years and breed them right behind my house in 150 to 680g
tanks. I don't see it as "necessary" to close the tanks to new fish that
are carefully quarantined and treated for parasites. Parasites were
always
the biggest problem with them. Ulcers were the biggie with their close
relatives, the koi carp. Once you remove any parasites they may be
carrying, keep them in good healthy conditions and feed them well - they
thrive and reproduce rapidly and prolifically.

What medicine/what is your treatment for new fish?
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I use several. All new fish get the Quick-Cure treatment the first week.
I also may use Aquarasol and/or Clout. Clout is excellent for flukes. I
haven't seen flukes or anchor worms (on new fish) in a few years though. I
watch all new fish very carefully for 3 weeks. If I see anything suspicious
I'll hold them over another week or two in the Q-tank.
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KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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I am late on this subject, but as someone who has worked professionally
with UV Sterilizers (and development) I feel I can add some important
points.
* UV sterilizers do not kill everything, especially many large
protozoan parasites, but when used PROPERLY they are an effective means
of disease prevention (but not the only)
*When UVs do not work it is because of poor contact time or poor UVC
contact with the water. I have gone out on service calls where the
customer has bought a UV from a dishonest or unknowledgeable dealer
that has no chance of working under the conditions presented. Example
(from a real customer): A Lifeguard 8 watt quartz UV connected to a 100
gallon aquarium, run by a 700 gph pump. WRONG! First the Lifeguard 8
wattUV is a poor quality UV with poor light contact with the water;
second, the water flow rate is three times too fast for proper contact
time.
* UV sterilizers also help with the Redox potential which indirectly
helps with fish health via better water quality.
For much more information about how UV Sterilizers work, as knowing how
they work is important in knowing what they can and cannot do., please
read this article:
http://aquariumuvsterilizer.blogspot.com/

Carl

"carlrs" wrote in message
ups.com...
* UV sterilizers also help with the Redox potential which indirectly
helps with fish health via better water quality.
For much more information about how UV Sterilizers work, as knowing how
they work is important in knowing what they can and cannot do., please
read this article:
http://aquariumuvsterilizer.blogspot.com/

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Thanks Carlrs.
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KL....
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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