Recommended pump for an Aqua UV 57watt

[dwest]

Thanks a ton... those pics help me to understand how you hooked this up. Those cutting were buried on the BRS website... but found them. I found one of the fittings at lowes, lol.

Do you run yours 24/7? I was thinking of moving it to the sump with a higher flow rate after i was satisfied with my dino control. I really think i have them under control now, but wanted to hit them a little harder.

You are welcome. Anyone that looks like they might be a buckeye fan is OK in my world. BTW, I’m heading up to Columbus tomorrow for the Ohio state women’s basketball game and staying the next day for the men’s. Big buckeye fan here

I do run mine 24/7, but mine is on a 180 gallon tank. Honestly, other than maintenance, I see no negative with running 24/7. You’ll just have to keep an eye on temperature in your sized tank. I’ve had 2 dino outbreaks in my 20 ish years of reefing, so hopefully UV can be one of my preventative tools. I do know reefers that move their UV to the sump at some point with success, although it didn’t work for me.

Good luck.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Mine run 24/7 also. I don’t QT so I just hope for the best. My old tank had algae of all sorts. My new has been basically spotless........ O3 and UV will go on any tank I have going forward

 

[AdamB]

This thread is exactly info I was looking for .
I just bought a 57 aqua uv for $40 at habitat for humanity . Great condition. I am just trying to decide if I hook it up to my koi pond line which it appears what it was set up fore beforehand or if I can plumb it down to run on my 80 gallon reef tank.

 

[dwest]

This thread is exactly info I was looking for .
I just bought a 57 aqua uv for $40 at habitat for humanity . Great condition. I am just trying to decide if I hook it up to my koi pond line which it appears what it was set up fore beforehand or if I can plumb it down to run on my 80 gallon reef tank.

Score! Wow $40!

 

[Idoc]

This thread is exactly info I was looking for .
I just bought a 57 aqua uv for $40 at habitat for humanity . Great condition. I am just trying to decide if I hook it up to my koi pond line which it appears what it was set up fore beforehand or if I can plumb it down to run on my 80 gallon reef tank.

$40!!! Wow, I thought I got a heck of a deal at $150, lol. I'll be hooking mine up to a 75g tank, total about 100g with sump.

 

[AdamB]

Score! Wow $40!

Yes! I drooled all over the place after I just happened to look down in cardboard box it was in tucked away in corner !

 

[Idoc]

You are welcome. Anyone that looks like they might be a buckeye fan is OK in my world. BTW, I’m heading up to Columbus tomorrow for the Ohio state women’s basketball game and staying the next day for the men’s. Big buckeye fan here

I do run mine 24/7, but mine is on a 180 gallon tank. Honestly, other than maintenance, I see no negative with running 24/7. You’ll just have to keep an eye on temperature in your sized tank. I’ve had 2 dino outbreaks in my 20 ish years of reefing, so hopefully UV can be one of my preventative tools. I do know reefers that move their UV to the sump at some point with success, although it didn’t work for me.

Good luck.

Go Bucks!! I don't get to make it back to Ohio State as often as I like....I live in Tennessee now, right on the KY border.

I had a terrible outbreak of amphidinium dinos and eventually got them under control with elevated nutrients, adding biodiversity, dosing silicates, etc.... I also had one area on a rock where Ostreopsis dinos occurred, but that was a very small area only where I found that type. I then had a terrible cyano outbreak due to the crazy nutrient levels and my tank being out of balance. When I slowly tried to bring the nutrient levels down to more normal readings (over a months time), the amphidinium dinos started to come back stronger! I was at a loss... So, I did the Elegant Corals dino/cyano treatment. It was wonderful. My amphidinium dinos are hard to find now in my tank...but they are still present, but greatly controlled. But the odd thing, after that treatment, the Ostreopsis really started to spread and show up in larger quantities. Well, I will take Ostreopsis dinos over Amphidinium dinos any time, if given the choice! I knocked them back majorly by siphoning them all off the rocks into a 10 micron sock. So now, the tank looks great, but I want this UV to really kick their butts and to keep them controlled! I may try to move the UV to the sump after a month of so of DT use just to see if it will work.

 

[dwest]

Go Bucks!! I don't get to make it back to Ohio State as often as I like....I live in Tennessee now, right on the KY border.

I had a terrible outbreak of amphidinium dinos and eventually got them under control with elevated nutrients, adding biodiversity, dosing silicates, etc.... I also had one area on a rock where Ostreopsis dinos occurred, but that was a very small area only where I found that type. I then had a terrible cyano outbreak due to the crazy nutrient levels and my tank being out of balance. When I slowly tried to bring the nutrient levels down to more normal readings (over a months time), the amphidinium dinos started to come back stronger! I was at a loss... So, I did the Elegant Corals dino/cyano treatment. It was wonderful. My amphidinium dinos are hard to find now in my tank...but they are still present, but greatly controlled. But the odd thing, after that treatment, the Ostreopsis really started to spread and show up in larger quantities. Well, I will take Ostreopsis dinos over Amphidinium dinos any time, if given the choice! I knocked them back majorly by siphoning them all off the rocks into a 10 micron sock. So now, the tank looks great, but I want this UV to really kick their butts and to keep them controlled! I may try to move the UV to the sump after a month of so of DT use just to see if it will work.

We have a similar story with dinos. My major victory with amphidinium with came after I removed my sand. I miss my sand.

 

[drawman]

Sorry to pile on this thread but I wonder if a MJ1200 would be recommended for the 25w Aqua UV as well?

 

[dwest]

Sorry to pile on this thread but I wonder if a MJ1200 would be recommended for the 25w Aqua UV as well?

Likely. Remind me the volume of your tank? Typically we see that running 1-3 tank volumes per hour through the unit is good. You’ll probably get about 200 gph.

 

[drawman]

Likely. Remind me the volume of your tank? Typically we see that running 1-3 tank volumes per hour through the unit is good. You’ll probably get about 200 gph.

54 gallon display (Red Sea Reefer 250). I may even have a smaller maxijet laying around.

 

[dwest]

54 gallon display (Red Sea Reefer 250). I may even have a smaller maxijet laying around.

I think you would be fine with mj1200 or smaller. Good luck.

 

[drawman]

I think you would be fine with mj1200 or smaller. Good luck.

Thank you sir! Now tough thing will be figuring out how to mount it! Tank is rimless and about 1.5-2ft from the wall on all sides. I'll probably have to build something out of wood or PVC...

 

[dwest]

Thank you sir! Now tough thing will be figuring out how to mount it! Tank is rimless and about 1.5-2ft from the wall on all sides. I'll probably have to build something out of wood or PVC...

It’s tough. I hung mine off the back. I posted some pics on one of the other threads. I can’t get better pics now because my Christmas tree blocks access to the back of my tank. See below. Post #13 shows the back of the tank and some parts I used. Post #17 shows the front. Let me know if I can help.

Recommended pump for an Aqua UV 57watt

I recently picked up an Aqua UV 57w unit used...couldn't pass up the price, even though it is a bit big for my system (75g tank, approx. 100g total). I will eventually hook this up in my sump for regular use, but initially will be using it to clear out some dinos in my main tank. In order to...

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[dwest]

Thank you sir! Now tough thing will be figuring out how to mount it! Tank is rimless and about 1.5-2ft from the wall on all sides. I'll probably have to build something out of wood or PVC...

Oops I see this is the same thread

 

[Idoc]

Oops I see this is the same thread

Lol... that was funny!

 

[dwest]

That’s what I get for watching football and replying to threads at the same time! Go Bucks!

 

[Idoc]

That’s what I get for watching football and replying to threads at the same time! Go Bucks!

The Buckeyes were solid today... it's so awesome to pound Michigan. It makes the whole season worthwhile, lol.

 

[drawman]

It’s tough. I hung mine off the back. I posted some pics on one of the other threads. I can’t get better pics now because my Christmas tree blocks access to the back of my tank. See below. Post #13 shows the back of the tank and some parts I used. Post #17 shows the front. Let me know if I can help.

Recommended pump for an Aqua UV 57watt

I recently picked up an Aqua UV 57w unit used...couldn't pass up the price, even though it is a bit big for my system (75g tank, approx. 100g total). I will eventually hook this up in my sump for regular use, but initially will be using it to clear out some dinos in my main tank. In order to...

www.reef2reef.com

Oops I see this is the same thread

Thanks! Definitely good to see how the plumbing was done as well. This is the one time I'm wishing I had a canopy! I bought mounting clips so I think I'll still try to make something crappy out of wood and try to hide it behind the tank.

 

[drawman]

I used a 1/2 inch union (see my brs order below) to start. One end fits snugly over the mj1200 discharge nozzle. The other end hooked up to tubing.

So the installation went mj1200 ==> 1/2 inch Murdock union ==> 1/2inch tubing ==> 1/2 inch Union/threaded ===> 1/2 inch piping over back of aquarium ==> 1/2 x2” (?) reducer to UV unit.

Here a pic of the back of my tank when it was plumbed temporarily.

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From my BRS order

G.A. Murdock 1/2" X 1/2" STRAIGHT UNION PUSH CONNECT - BLACK

100020

$2.99

G.A. Murdock 1/2" MALE NPT X 1/2" PUSH CONNECT

100003

$3.49

1/2" BLACK MUR-LOK POLYETHYLENE RO TUBING

100014

One more question for you @dwest did you get the 1/2" to 2" reducer at the hardware store? Just trying to gauge what I may need to order at BRS and it really seems like just the 3 things you ordered. Thanks again!