For inexperienced aquarists, this entire set of necessary adaptations for the comfortable habitation of fish, plants and other aquatic inhabitants may seem complicated. And if everything is more or less clear with the filter and compressor , then what is needed for the sterilizer in the aquarium, not everyone knows. Let's understand together.
The purpose of the UV sterilizer for the aquarium
Ultraviolet sterilizing lamps are used in aquariums to control water pollution and stop the spread of microorganisms from one fish to another through their habitat, that is, through water.
This device serves to disinfect water in the aquarium from pathogenic microorganisms, fungi, bacteria and viruses that pose a threat to the health of the inhabitants. In addition, the aquarium sterilizer is needed to control the growth of floating algae.
However, one must take into account that the sterilizer does not destroy organisms capable of infecting fish that are found on rocks or algae. The decontamination process occurs when water passes through the filter and then fed to the sterilizer, where it is irradiated with a UV lamp and again enters the aquarium.
Sterilizer for marine aquarium
Especially important and just need a filter-sterilizer for a marine aquarium. It significantly reduces the likelihood of fish disease, excludes the possibility of bacterial outbreaks and the so-called flowering of water.
Of course, the sterilizer can not overcome the already erupting disease or epidemic. Rather, it is suitable as a preventive measure. It reduces fouling of the walls of the aquarium, increases the oxidation-reduction process.
The filter sterilizer can not be switched on immediately after the biofilter is started, as well as during the period of adding vitamin supplements and medicines. But at the moment of replanting new fish in the aquarium, the sterilizer must work necessarily.