In fact, the UV sterilizer can be used both in salt water or sea water aquarium reef tank Aquarium fish only.

What is the sterilizer? It is a container, usually close to the shape of the tube, in which lies the ultra-violet (UV) light source. Lamp emits light around 254 nm. The lamp is made of quartz glass UV block as it would be if an ordinary glass was used. The lamp has its own container to protect it from water, and then there are the outer container. Intermediate containers is very small, which allows full access to UV light. Water is passed between the outer and inner containers in the pump or ejector.

UV light is completely safe from the aquarium which of course can be harmful.

It is important that the unit used is recommended by the manufacturer for the size of the aquarium, is to be fitted, and very important for the pump to circulate water through the unit is properly sized, despite the manufacturer's recommendations. However, an aquarium can not be "UV'd" UV light is completely contained.

What is the UV sterilizer reef in the tank do? Many jobs in the unit, as an aquarist for the destruction of the minutes of free swimming parasites and other pathogens. As for what happens when these bodies pass through the water with UV light. They are dead, either directly, or are severely damaged and no longer threatened. (This is why it is important to get the right pump size. An organization must be enough time to the UV region.) The threat of disease is reduced, but not entirely removed. Even if the sterilizer used, the aquarium is still alert for any symptoms of the disease.

Another important point is that the UV lamp has a limited life. According to the manufacturer's recommendations, the lamp must be renewed periodically. This keeps the UV unit at full capacity. The point of renewal will be faster if the unit runs continuously, but continuous operation is not needed in normal circumstances. However, it is likely that most folks do not run continuously. When the power of small live prey that can be dragged to the UV unit.

UV units should be used continuously, if the disease is suspected or confirmed. Many pathogens are free-swimming stage, and at this stage they are vulnerable.

We can see that the unit is more UV on a reef or fish aquarium with live rock, such as copper drugs should not be used in these aquariums. A fish aquarium can also benefit, but if one outbreak occurs medications can be used normally.

It is likely that an epidemic will not occur in an aquarium, reef tank if all appropriate procedures for the introduction of new corals and fish are used, and proper maintenance are met. It is up to each aquarist to decide whether a UV unit is interesting.