That's 2x the recommended level of AquaUV! So that made me do some more research and found that the marine ich kill exposure of 336,000 uW/cm2 is mainly an extrapolated number from freshwater ich kill exposure of 100,000 uW/cm2. Here's what the two companies suggested for exposure levels to kill marine protists:ĥ0-watt Emperor Aquatics 180,000 uW/cm2 ~300 What struck me as odd is the higher recommended exposures recommended for killing marine protists by Emperor Aquatics. Both are highly regarded for their performance and customer support and are considered the better UV sterilizers in the industry. It started when I ran across an article on the Emperor Aquatics brand of UV sterilizers, basically the main competing company of UV sterilizers to the product I own, the AquaUV sterilizer. So, I wanted to bring this discussion back to light as I am contemplating some things during my more extensive research into ich sterilization with UV. Hopefully it is useful for your own research. Here's what I wrote up on my local forum. There's a LifeGuard Aquatics 25W unit for sale locally for a good price, would this be too big or too little? Decent? Great?Īny help or advice is appreciated. The sterilizers that I've been looking at don't seem to tell me what size of a tank they'll treat, but I understand that too much UV will hurt the planktonic population of the tank. I'd say there's only about 40 gallons of water in the sump.so after rock. I've got a 300DD DT, 90G Frag Tank, and a 110g sump (one system). Here's the question: How big of a UV Sterilizer do I need for my system? Now that I've lost about a 800 bucks worth of fish over the course of a few days, I'd rather be safe than sorry moving forward(going fallow for at least 12w). I never really believed in them since I had not had such an issue like this (except the occasional outbreak on a single fish here and there). Coli).After 10 years of being in the reef game, I've had my first "crash" - I have decided that next go-round, I need to have a UV Sterilizer. Haenim is more than 99.9% effective in lab tests for common yet dangerous bacteria (e.g. We requested for 9 bottles and 9 teats to be tested within the same cycle.Īlso, we specially asked for bacteria culture to be placed INSIDE the teats as it is the typical area most parents are worried about (narrow and UV rays can go in or not?).
So Haenim set out to test if our sets are efficient in the real use situation. But is this a true reflection of your real usage at home? NO! Why out of the norm? Because normally, competitors who send their sets to them for testing only does 1 bottle OR 1 teat at a time to test for sterilising power. Haenim is dedicated to ensuring our products are of top quality and perform as we promised that they should!īy our special request, the lab in Korea specially did a lab test which is out of the norm! Storage Function - Keep Items Sterile with Auto Sterilizing Every 2 HoursĮasy to Clean - Simply Wipe with Clean Damn ClothĮasy to Maintain - Only the Dual Osram UV Lamps needs Replacement (Annually)Įxternal Dimensions: 29.5cm (L) x 42cm (H) x 39cm (D) Internal Dimensions: 26cm (L) x 33cm (H) x 29cm (D) New DUAL ventilation fans! Improved drying power!ĭries & Sterilizes - No More Air Drying Needed! New separate STORAGE function - Add it on to any of the functions! Auto sterilise every 2h for 8h to ensure your bottles & pump parts are ready anytime! New Touch Buttons - No more worries about wet fingers damaging your set! Haenim UV Sterilizer MetalReplace UV Lamps every year - Buy Replacement UV LAMP HEREĪpp alerts to remind when you need to change the UV lamps