UV Sterilization??

[Brainiac and Lex]

Hello, my axolotl Lex is recovering from some fungus on his gill. One tip of the gill had a large ball of fungus that fell off, but it is still white. I have managed to get water levels back to ideal without chlorinating the tank (my city is awful for chlorine).

I was Just wondering if anyone has experience with UV light sterilization? Is it a good idea for axolotls? Does it help kill fungus like some say? Does it ruin the cycle? Does it seriously bother axolotls? (I do have 6 moss balls that would also benefit from this).

 

[JM29]

Hello,
I have no experience in UV with aquarium water, but I have a bit of professional knowledge about UV disinfection :
UV dont penetrate deep in the water. To be effective in water sterilization, UV must be applied on a very low water depth.
This water must be very clear ; if the water is trouble (solid particles in it), UV are inefficient.
So you can imagine sterilize water circulating outside the aquarium, but I don't believe putting UV directly above the tank will do something.

That being said, UV on circulating water probably wont kill anything in the tank.
UV probably wont act on the cause of the fungus problem, which you need to find and correct (see the many other post which have been published in this forum)

 

[Brainiac and Lex]

ok thanks, figured it would be too easy anyways haha (but also expensive). Guess Ill get some Indian Almond leaves...