Don't Get a Tan, Get a Tank: Do you use a UV Sterilizer for your home reef?

[AlyciaMarie]

Most people associate UV with getting a nice tan or maybe a painful burn. But here in the reefing world, it's a little more complex than that. There are several benefits to using a UV Sterilizer in an aquarium. Still, one of the selling points is its ability to keep your tank free of pesky diseases and annoying algae, which, as we all know, are usually big problems in our hobby...

Do you use a UV Sterilizer for your home reef? Why or why not?

 

[armyvetheather]

Everyone said to use UV but then I got ich while running two sterilizers at once so I'm not convinced it works. I will keep running them for now but once they stop working I highly doubt I'll replace them.

 

[zerozero]

I don't use a UV steriliser because the only thing I currently dose the reef with at three months are copepods and Phytoplankton. I think it would kill both.