The benefits of UVC - newbie question

Gill,

We use a Tetra UV to kill the algae. Works fine and is not really
needed all season. It is much nicer for us than waiting for the algae
bloom to pass. Some would feel that it is better to let the bloom
kill itself off. That can take a long time, so we have gone to a UV.
With great results.

We would support the idea of being on the hogh side for strength.
Killing algea faster is fine. Failing to kill it off is a bummer.

Jim

Phyllis and Jim wrote:
Gill,

We use a Tetra UV to kill the algae. Works fine and is not really
needed all season. It is much nicer for us than waiting for the algae
bloom to pass. Some would feel that it is better to let the bloom
kill itself off. That can take a long time, so we have gone to a UV.
With great results.

We would support the idea of being on the hogh side for strength.
Killing algea faster is fine. Failing to kill it off is a bummer.

Jim


Do you use it just to kill off the algae or do you find that, as it does
in a marine tank, that it also kills off pathogens, parasites and other
nasties....or do you use alternative control methods for these such as
PP dosing?

Gill

"Phyllis and Jim" wrote in message
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Gill,

We use a Tetra UV to kill the algae. Works fine and is not really
needed all season. It is much nicer for us than waiting for the algae
bloom to pass. Some would feel that it is better to let the bloom
kill itself off. That can take a long time, so we have gone to a UV.
With great results.

We would support the idea of being on the hogh side for strength.
Killing algea faster is fine. Failing to kill it off is a bummer.

Jim
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We also have the Tetra units. The bulbs are at least 6 years old and they
still work like a charm on algae. One is already running as I type this. I
only run them as needed.
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We found the UV not useful once the fall cold comes...the water is the
proverbial 'gin' (or tea) clear then. We run it in the spring and
as needed other times. It is easy to tell if it is needed to keep the
green water down!

Jim

"Phyllis and Jim" wrote in message
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We found the UV not useful once the fall cold comes...the water is the
proverbial 'gin' (or tea) clear then.

Sometimes ours are gin clear in winter and sometimes one or more will stay a
bit green. As soon as the ice melted last week some of them started to turn
green. They're already up to 50F. The above ground ones that is. They're
out in the sun and the plants are still dormant so the algae starts right
up. I want to keep this one 650g tank clear as the fry are undersized. I
fed them today and any day they'll eat regardless of temperature. So far so
good. I'm trying to keep them alive until spring. They should make it if we
have a normal spring and no more real cold snaps.

We run it in the spring and
as needed other times. It is easy to tell if it is needed to keep the
green water down!

Ordinarily the 3 fry tanks can go green as the grass because no one sees
them but me. :-) I check them when they come up to eat.


Jim
--
RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~ }(((((o

I don't imnd the algae that grows on the preforms or liners walls etc,
its the green bloom I do not like. I think cool or cold weather is
the only time a pond at least a natural pond or most larger ponds in
the deep south are really clear.......I know my pleco's love the algae
build up on the ponds sides.....So far I have weathered outside 8
pleco's for over 4 years now, and all are well over the 16" mark in
size......I also have a few smaller 12" and under outside for the
first time this year and they appear to be doing well, however I htink
with ideal conditions for growing this carpet algae, and the
metabolism of the plecos in colder water, they just can not keep up
with the algae as they can in summer time Just yesterday the wife and
I went to town, and took the long way home, and we both remarked how
nice all the ponds and such were........however in a few months they
will be all green and turbid once the warm weather sets in.




On 24 Feb 2007 19:46:14 -0800, "Phyllis and Jim"
wrote:

We found the UV not useful once the fall cold comes...the water is the
proverbial 'gin' (or tea) clear then. We run it in the spring and
as needed other times. It is easy to tell if it is needed to keep the
green water down!

Jim




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