JUST ADDED UV...PICTURES of 180

[salt-rookie]

I got the camera out to see the difference that running a UV has made in my tank. I'm sharing! They are Right End, Right Center, Center, Left Center and Left End, respectively! Thanks for looking and commenting! How have you all done with using UV? I had issues with waterborne algae, because I have 5 tangs in my 180 display, I feed them well and the nutrients keep a healthy amount waterborne algae in the water column. This sure seems to have helped. I'm currently running a 50 watt Aquanetics UV 24/7. How long do you all run yours? Thanks!
Phil

[betamed]

Tank looks great. I also run UV. I used to run it with the lights, but I think this actaully is bad for the UV to be turned on and off all the time so now I run it 24/7.

[Hop]

If you are really bored, let me know and I can post a mathmatical formula based on total system volume and turn over rates that will give you the recomended time allowence per day for a UV. But most people just run it 24/7 Actually I may have to do some serious digging as I think it was on my other puter before the crash...

At anyrate, the tank looks great! Were most of those colonies raised from frags or were they good sized colonies to begin with?

Sorry I'm studying the pics and am in a little bit of awe, so I'm a little speechless

[Hop]

I actually found it from when I posted it here a long time ago... I hope it makes sense, plug your numbers in...

The person who developed the formula is Pete Escobal, an engineering graduate from NYU and UCLA: Flow rate formula for UV sterilizer:

D(new)= D(at 500 gph) x 500/ New flow rate.

50,000 = 6,512(zap dosage for a 25 watt, 3" diameter UV bulb) X 500/S
or the new flow rate would be
S = 6512/50,000 X 500 = 65.12 gph.

For how many hours should the sterilzer run?

T = aG/S Where

T = hours of sterilization required (hrs)
G = gallons in tank (net gallons)
S = Sterilization flow rate (gals/hr)
a = purity coefficient (usually a = 9.2 because we assume that 100 percent of the water will never be sterilized. 9.2 is a good compromise and it implies that in a 100 gallon tank only 1.28 ounces of water will elude sterilization.)

So: T = aG/S

= 9.2 X 90/63 = 13.14 hrs.

That's the time that it will take to cycle the entire tank through the sterilizer. You could put the UV on a timer and cycle it on and off every 13.5 hours. According to the author your Uv light bulb will last longer than six months.

[salt-rookie]

Thanks! All coarls were grown from fargs or small $40 aquacultured golf ball sized colonies. I grew the corals out in a 55 before I setup the 180 a year and a half ago.

[tellycoleman]

anyone ever seen this type of UV
http://www.aa-aquarium.com/showroom4.php?id=157&level=1
awsome tank buy the way I want one just like it.
i want a full tank shot. give me a full tank shot

[salt-rookie]

I have never seen this, but what would it look like in a tank? It wouldn't be big enough for my system. Cool idea!

[salt-rookie]

Come On! NOBODY runs UV???? I'm needing FEEDBACK!

[Hop]

I will run it On the feed of my skimmer and based on the above formula I will be running it approximately 14 hours a day

[reefermike1]

dont know much about uvs, but saltrookie your tank is awesome!! do u have a thread in the tank specs? id like to see more of it!

[salt-rookie]

Can you direct me where to post this?

[Loverotties]

That's nice wish I could find that locally.