OK, I understand now. I thought that you were talking about a UV light for a populated tank I can't really offer any help as I've never used UV for sterilization but know they work. In fact Dan's Fish uses a pretty massive UV system to sterilize incoming water.No of course... No fish involved in this scenario...
A UV sterilizer light to install in my RO/DI water holding tank to prevent bacteria buildup longer.
RO units are prone to develop bacteria with time these are no problems with common uses for this kind of water normally. Still in aquarium uses, I personally don't want too much of them.
None the less, it creates a slimy ring around the corner of the tank a lot faster than when I was holding the water with chloramine inside and treating at use time. With UV sterilization it will make maintenance a lot more scarce.
I found another one that looks worthy of a good job... There's multiple reviews of it "killing all the fish in the tank"... I'm pretty sure it works well.
And hope at the same time that these posts are pure trolling. Who would put an UVC band light directly in his aquarium ?!?
I need a submersible UV light for a 17 Gallons container... I tried one off and it burned in a few hours...
Any brand known to be reliable you might know ?
I actually use this model, and it sits at the bottom of my RO/DI storage tank. I leave it running all the time. https://www.amazon.com/AA-GKM9W-Internal-Aquariums-Black/dp/B099KRCQPNThanks, I would rather not have another pump running for this job. I'm looking for something deadlier... And in plain view, for this task. I think I found something.
If this lasts...
Aquarium UV Sterilizer Lamp Submersible
It would be great.
Since I stopped mixing tap water in my RO/DI holding tank, I had no slime issues in the tank.
For grins, I leave the UV sterilizer running 24/7 since the RO water is in the garage and might sit full for over a week before use.![]()
Water changes being a little warmer hasn't caused a problem for my fish. When it is colder than the tank water, then the fish get a chill, and their immune system drops. I liken that to us: we only get a cold when we walk out into colder temperatures and get a chill.While you're waiting for water to cool down...
My water supply is nearly almost all the time at the perfect temp...because I still have to heat it three quarters the time of the year... Loll.
I use a float cutoff in my RO/DI tank so the water is automatically turned off to prevent overflowMy biggest problem when I have to refill all of the containers is forgetting to check the filling status of the 20 gal. can and having it overflow. In the past 12 years I have only done this about 5 or 6 times and I batch water about 15 times/year. In the drier months I would also make if for my brother to use in his humidifiers so I had to make it more often for a few months. He stored his in 1 gal. jugs with lids.