can u fit ur uv sterilizer to the sump??

i think that would depend on what uv you have?


"fish are fun uv.s " are designed as plop and run ones so they could be used in a sump.
im sure the others could be linked inline as part of the return to the tank .again it is down to your set up ?

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If you have got room duce you fit the UV steriliser to the return pipe of your sump pump. obviously the flow of your sump pump is going to be much faster than you require,so you have to branch off the main pipe (using a t fitting and flow adjuster so you can adjust the flow of water going through u v steriliser while the rest still goes up the main pipe then you have another t letting you reconnect to the main pipe .alternitavly you can add another small pump in the sump and run it straight from there (but you have got to be careful that you adjust the flow coming in to allow both pumps to run without emptying your sump. I'm sure the other members will have their own views ,so pick the one that you feel more comfortable with. ps give it a few days and look at my new thread (hopefully Ill have some comments ) and decide if you want a uv steriliser.

never heard of them robert ,where do you get them from?.

I have a fish r fun UV and how can I put this politely, there not that great, having said that they do seem to work but for your application you will need a far higher flow rate.

First off what is in the sump do you have a refugium or something like that?

If you do you do not want the UV on the return from the sump as it will kill all the planktonic life the refugium is producing before it gets to the tank.

However if you only have all the equipment in the sump I would suggest you set up a dedicated loop for the UV that takes water from the sump and returns it to the sump this will reduce plumbing in the main tank.

Sterilizer wise go for the TMC V2vecton its pretty much the best on the market and at a reasonable price.

If you do have a refugium in the sump what about treating the water as it goes into the sump. You would need to check the flow rate of the over flow and again may need to T is off you certainly would need to be able to shut off the overflow for maintenance. This may be the cheapest way of doing it as you would not need a pump to run it.

A picture of the sump and all the gubbins might be helpful but yu must establish flow rates in order to get the most suitable sterilizer.

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cheers ,im just trying to work it out b 4 i go and buy this and that .

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its because i dont want any equipment in my tank thats not essential.

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