uv sterilizers
yes, I read pros & cons.. (g)
do the sterilizers go before or after the filter? ( I thought they were after,, but just saw I diagram of it before..) where is the best place to purchase one??(pricewise) thanks......... |
uv sterilizers
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"*muffin*" wrote: yes, I read pros & cons.. (g) do the sterilizers go before or after the filter? ( I thought they were after,, but just saw I diagram of it before..) After, they perform better with less turbidity. where is the best place to purchase one??(pricewise) What size and brand do you want ? This is to clear green water right ? jay Mon, Jun 9, 2003 thanks......... -- Legend insists that as he finished his abject... Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move." |
uv sterilizers
What size and brand do you want ? This is to clear green water right ? jay Mon, Jun 9, 2003 yup pea soupy..... ( to use as a clarifier,, not a sterilizer) ( am getting too tired of waiting till I can get more plants in cold to get it to clear on its own) pond approx 3000 gal. NOT in need of a high powered UV,, I can wait for a week for it to clear....... have found a couple 40w uv's for about $160. |
uv sterilizers
"*muffin*" writes:
do the sterilizers go before or after the filter? ( I thought they were after,, but just saw I diagram of it before..) I like after, then any suspended 'good' bacteria have a chance to take up residence in the filter. Also the water is clearer after the filter so the UV can work better. |
uv sterilizers
I thought they go before so that your filter can filter out the dead ,
clumped algae. If they go after, then all the dead algae that clumps together goes back into your pond to contribute more green water. -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Go Fig" wrote in message ... In article , "*muffin*" wrote: yes, I read pros & cons.. (g) do the sterilizers go before or after the filter? ( I thought they were after,, but just saw I diagram of it before..) After, they perform better with less turbidity. where is the best place to purchase one??(pricewise) What size and brand do you want ? This is to clear green water right ? jay Mon, Jun 9, 2003 thanks......... -- Legend insists that as he finished his abject... Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move." |
uv sterilizers
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a 40w will do fine for your sized pond. I am scrounging around trying to find mine so I can order a bulb for it. cant remember where I put it. Ingrid "*muffin*" wrote: have found a couple 40w uv's for about $160. |
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"Just Me \"Koi\"" wrote: I thought they go before so that your filter can filter out the dead , clumped algae. Well it doesn't really clump algae together after its killed, and you'd need a 3-5 micro filter to get it , which would last about 10 min in most outdoor ponds. A sand filter with 500 lbs of #20 silica will pull it out. If they go after, then all the dead algae that clumps together goes back into your pond to contribute more green water. If you start it up in early spring, it won't go green in the first place. For years here I always got the feeling that when I suggested UV, people thought that was cheating. I think I see a lot less resistance to them around here these days ;-) jay Mon, Jun 9, 2003 -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Go Fig" wrote in message ... In article , "*muffin*" wrote: yes, I read pros & cons.. (g) do the sterilizers go before or after the filter? ( I thought they were after,, but just saw I diagram of it before..) After, they perform better with less turbidity. where is the best place to purchase one??(pricewise) What size and brand do you want ? This is to clear green water right ? jay Mon, Jun 9, 2003 thanks......... -- Legend insists that as he finished his abject... Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move." -- Legend insists that as he finished his abject... Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move." |
uv sterilizers
Life is too short to put up with green water. Yes, it will "go away" if you
wait long enough. But a lot of folks have very short ponding seasons and don't want to lose the time it takes. A properly sized UV will clear green water in 3-5 days; a smaller one will still do the job, it will just take a little longer. Or you can wait *weeks*, which may or may not work (this season) anyway. Me - I'm into immediate gratification: I want it NOW GBG. This is not intended to be a "put down" to those folks that want to wait: many of the folks on this NG are into "natural" ponds, and green water is part of that and part of the learning curve and joy of a "natural pond". Also, those ponds that are out in the open offer more protection to the fish if they are green, because it's not so easy for the predators to see them. It just depends on what you want. By no stretch of the imagination could my pond be called "natural": I designed it (poorly, I may add!) as a koi pond, not a watergarden with fish. There's a very large difference. One of these days when I win the Lottery, I will have both a "proper" koi pond and a "natural" pond: the value and beauty of one over the other cannot be compared. They are black and white, yin and yang. Both beautiful, but different. Lee "Go Fig" wrote in message ... In article , "Just Me \"Koi\"" wrote: I thought they go before so that your filter can filter out the dead , clumped algae. Well it doesn't really clump algae together after its killed, and you'd need a 3-5 micro filter to get it , which would last about 10 min in most outdoor ponds. A sand filter with 500 lbs of #20 silica will pull it out. If they go after, then all the dead algae that clumps together goes back into your pond to contribute more green water. If you start it up in early spring, it won't go green in the first place. For years here I always got the feeling that when I suggested UV, people thought that was cheating. I think I see a lot less resistance to them around here these days ;-) jay Mon, Jun 9, 2003 -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino |
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