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RE: Fish room design

David,
You wrote:  "I work with about 2000 watts of these sterilizers currently..."

Wow!  Can I come over and watch your electric meter spin?
mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David Lains [SMTP:david at zfin_org]
> Sent:	Friday, November 09, 2001 2:22 PM
> To:	killietalk at aka_org
> Subject:	RE: Fish room design
> 
> Most bulbs should have a 9000 hr (1 yr) life span if they are correctly
> rated for you situation.  A properly rated bulb should be able to handle
> your flow rate at 60% of new condition which is where the bulb should be
> at
> 9000 hrs.  The main problem is that in order to kill bacteria and algae
> you
> need a fairly low dose of UV.  This is the rating most UV units get, the
> dose needed to kill the algae and bacteria in x amount of water.  In order
> to effectively kill ciliates and other bad guys you need to increase the
> dose considerably making the units that much more expensive.
> 
> If you want the best unit you can buy go with an Emperor Aquatics.  They
> are
> easy to work on and everything is solidly built.    I work with about 2000
> watts of these sterilizers currently and have had great experiences using
> both their hobbyist and commercial units.
> 
> I know African cichlids are a bit different than killies but I never have
> disease problems in my systems with common sumps (Currently using 3 inter
> connect sumps).  The key is to have adequate quarantine facilities, drugs
> and patients and you will keep the bad guys out.
> 
> David
> Eugene Oregon
> <}}}><
> 
> ><{{{>-----Original Message-----
> ><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
> ><{{{>Behalf Of Tranquility Base
> ><{{{>Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:34 AM
> ><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
> ><{{{>Subject: RE: Fish room design
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>Hi Bill,
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>UV's seem to work well. But the bulbs are only effective for 6
> months
> ><{{{>despite the fact that they still glow. As they are expensive
> ><{{{>many people do
> ><{{{>not change them. Then bad things happen.
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>Best regards,
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>~RJ~
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>-----Original Message-----
> ><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
> ><{{{>Behalf Of William Vannerson
> ><{{{>Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:50 AM
> ><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
> ><{{{>Subject: RE: Fish room design
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>David wrote:
> ><{{{>>>>If you think you will have a disease problem with a sump (easily
> ><{{{>avoidable with proper care/procedures) make the tanks over flow to
> the
> ><{{{>drain.  <<<
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>I'm planning on installing two drain lines.  One to the sump
> ><{{{>and a second to
> ><{{{>the drain.  The drain line will be used for new fish
> ><{{{>quarantine and hospital
> ><{{{>tanks.  I'll have a single source and use a swamp filter
> ><{{{>float (per Wright
> ><{{{>Huntley) on the sump to replenish water lost to the drain And/or
> ><{{{>evaporation.  I'm also going to install a UV light, even
> ><{{{>though some folks
> ><{{{>are dubious on their effectiveness.
> ><{{{>
> ><{{{>Bill Vannerson
> ><{{{>McHenry, IL
> ><{{{>http://vannerson.home.att.net/
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