Good afternoon,
I have a Red Sea Reefer 300 XL and I am looking to add a UV sterilizer for it. I am looking to prevent marine disease. I stock copepods and feed phytoplankton.
First off BRS says I should choose a 25 watt sterilizer, because my system is over 75 gallons.
I guess my question is why is 25 watt being recommended when Aqua Ultraviolet says in their documentation to maintain between 30,000 and 45,000 up/cm^2 exposure for reef aquariums to prevent killing phytoplankton?
in order to keep that level of exposure I would need a turnover of 800 to 1200 GPH which is way too much for my small 15 gallon sump in my opinion.
Has anyone else gone through this confusion?
My plan will be to add a return pump and either return both flows through the one return line or use a 15 watt advantage+ UV to return half or less of the flow via the HOB UV.
I have a Red Sea Reefer 300 XL and I am looking to add a UV sterilizer for it. I am looking to prevent marine disease. I stock copepods and feed phytoplankton.
First off BRS says I should choose a 25 watt sterilizer, because my system is over 75 gallons.
I guess my question is why is 25 watt being recommended when Aqua Ultraviolet says in their documentation to maintain between 30,000 and 45,000 up/cm^2 exposure for reef aquariums to prevent killing phytoplankton?
in order to keep that level of exposure I would need a turnover of 800 to 1200 GPH which is way too much for my small 15 gallon sump in my opinion.
Has anyone else gone through this confusion?
My plan will be to add a return pump and either return both flows through the one return line or use a 15 watt advantage+ UV to return half or less of the flow via the HOB UV.