Skippy Filter man says....
Lee, That statement makes sense, a light just went off in my mind.
"the UV can *only* kill that which passes through it. The biobugs
growing in the biofilm growing in your filters is static: it doesn't move,
is not exposed to the UV, and is not subject to annihalation by it. "
Thanks Joann
"Lee Brouillet" wrote in message
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UV's will kill single cell algae, the ones responsible for "green water".
MOST UV's, and I make that statement with confidence - do NOT kill
bacteria.
The wattage necessary, and the dwell time of the water while exposed to
the
light, just isn't within the reach of most of us. Like a lot of equipment
aimed at ponders, the capabilities of a UV are very overstated. That being
said, the UV can *only* kill that which passes through it. The biobugs
growing in the biofilm growing in your filters is static: it doesn't move,
is not exposed to the UV, and is not subject to annihalation by it. Want
to
kill green algae? Get a UV. Want to kill string algae, bacteria, etc.?
Find
something else.
Lee
"FBCS" wrote in message
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Man from Skippy filter (maybe Skippy, I don't know) say to get rid of my
UV
if I use his filter. Can someone expound on this?
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