Question on Coralife UV install

[calcnerd]

I picked up a Coralife Turbo Twist today (the small one for my 50 gallon tank).

I've read through the instructions & am still unclear on how to hook it into my canister filter's intake. Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Here's the link to the instructions:

http://www.aquatichouse.com/uvsterilizer_files/CoralifeTurboTwist.pdf

Thanks in advance.

 

[calcnerd]

Hmm...I think I might have got it figured out. I basically need to get some extra tubing & just splice the sterlizer between the intake tube & the canister, correct? So I'll have my existing intake coming out of the tank, the UV sterilizer & then the canister?

Thanks

 

[calcnerd]

Forgive my horrible paint work...does this look right?

 

[DarthMaul]

Hook up the uv sterilizer after the filter on the discharge side of your canister. Most of the install instructions say to do this. It will keep down on the cleaning of the cleaning of the sterilizer chamber on it. I will post some pix of mine

 

[DarthMaul]

I just got some more hose and barbed pvc fittings and some hose clamps from home depot. ( There in the sprinkler section). I did not want to hang this on the back of my tank because i you can see some light shining thru the unit to see if the bulb is still good. So i Put it in the cabinet. Hope this helps...

 

[KaiserSousay]

Hook up the uv sterilizer after the filter on the discharge side of your canister

Makes much more sense this way.
Que No?
The only change I would suggest is to have the UV in a valve controlled loop in the return line.
Full flow from the canister would limit the efectiveness of the UV.

 

[calcnerd]

I just got some more hose and barbed pvc fittings and some hose clamps from home depot. ( There in the sprinkler section). I did not want to hang this on the back of my tank because i you can see some light shining thru the unit to see if the bulb is still good. So i Put it in the cabinet. Hope this helps...

Thanks for the pic. This helps. I'm gonna stop & pick up some hosing tomorrow & mount mine inside my stand as well.

 

[DarthMaul]

Hook up the uv sterilizer after the filter on the discharge side of your canister

Makes much more sense this way.
Que No?
The only change I would suggest is to have the UV in a valve controlled loop in the return line.
Full flow from the canister would limit the efectiveness of the UV.

My UV sterilizer is rated to run up to 700 gph through the unit. My canaster filter is rated at 350 gph. So in theory my uv sterilizer should be working right.

 

[KaiserSousay]

You have a 9 watt UV, according to the PDF.
At 9 watts, in order to "kill-em-all", a flow of 90gph or lower is needed.
You could probably double that just to kill off free floating algae.
I think the flow ratings are for the UV housing, not for effective use of the UV.
That is why I suggested the controlled loop from your canister.

 

[DarthMaul]

its a 15w