UV Filter in Axolotl Tank

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So iv somewhat have read up on UV filters. I was wondering if someone can give me a more detailed list of what exactly the UV filter does and the benefits of having one. Should i put it on every so often to kinda give a good cleansing every month or two, is there any type of damage it could cause to my axies since they absorb everything from their skin, how many watts should i get, and is there a specific brand some people are most intrested in?
 
mikeg said:
So iv somewhat have read up on UV filters. I was wondering if someone can give me a more detailed list of what exactly the UV filter does and the benefits of having one. Should i put it on every so often to kinda give a good cleansing every month or two, is there any type of damage it could cause to my axies since they absorb everything from their skin, how many watts should i get, and is there a specific brand some people are most intrested in?
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From my understanding from what my partner has told me and some light reading the uv light will help eliminate and prevent algea growth as well as micro organisms such as bacteria and parasites, but I have only seen it used as well as used it myself in line with the filter as we use canister filters and a pump combination.
 
Iv read up on it a little more and i think its really beneficial to have. My only concern now is if it could somehow harm my Axolotls.
 
I use a 9w Eheim Reeflex UV on my adult C. pyrrho tank. UV sterilisers only kill things that pass through them. It's the light that kills the bacteria, suspended algae spores and pretty much anything else that passes through it, Axolotls/tank inmates, beneficial filter bacteria and the boifilm on the sides of the tank, etc are unaffected because they aren't exposed to the light. Mine is inline on the return of my cannister filter and is on all the time
Hope this helps. :)
 
Thanks Guy, Im going to purchase a 18 watt one that does up to 250 gallons tonight for $198. Ill let you know how it goes and how pleased i am with it.:happy:
 
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