I recently purchased a 36" long 30w UV. I've been doing some reading about flow rates and the data is all over the place. I've read that, for this wattage, about 1,200gph is recommended for bacterial control, however; I've also seen people on RC that run as little as 200gph through their similar UV on their reef tanks.
Doesn't seem to be any real concrete rule of thumb.
I have 300gph at my disposal and was thinking about giving it a try for the heck of it, before I go through the hassle of installing another external pump.
Anything I should watch for? Or test for while trying this out?
Doesn't seem to be any real concrete rule of thumb.
I have 300gph at my disposal and was thinking about giving it a try for the heck of it, before I go through the hassle of installing another external pump.
Anything I should watch for? Or test for while trying this out?
