Time to remove UV?

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5 month old 33 gal mixed reef. Had a terrible bacterial bloom at about 2 months that would not go away for about 5 weeks, added a uv and gone it 2 days. Now 2 months of crystal clear water and want the uv to go away? I removed one many years ago on another tank and never noticed a difference. What is your experience when disconnecting a uv?
 

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You should be fine to disconnect it. You may see the water isn't quite as clear after some time but otherwise, nothing much. I would keep it around though in case of another bloom.
 

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Also had some type of bloom in my early stages. Everything cleared up .. Never took my offline on the 50 cube.
I keep it in there for preventive measure, just incase.

Happy Reefing
 

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