UV sterilizers? How do they pump?

[MidSSouth]

Does a UV Sterilizer have it's own internal pump so all you do is drop the hoses in water or does it need a seperate pump to push the water through it?

 

[Orion]

I've never seen a UV with a pump, but such a thing could exsist.

They preform by being placed normaly in the canister filter's (or other filter with external plumbing) return line. Hence them being refered to as 'in line'. The water leaves the filter, then on the way to the tank passes though the uv sterilizer, then on to the tank.

You can also use a regular water pump to push the water though. The lower the flow rate going though the sterilizer, the more effective it will be.

 

[rhoymand]

most of them need a seperate pump to move water through it. if you have a canister filter it should be easy to use that as your pump.

 

[wayne]

You need to balance flow rate and size againstthe tank size. Too high a flow rate and they're ineffective, too slow and not enough water is purified at any point in time, and is statistically insignificant

 

[Lubbinloaches]

I believe the flow rate of the average canister filter is too much for a uv sterilizer.