Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab And Aquarium

All serious ultraviolet sterilizers are fitted with sleeves. They aid in efficient transmission of the proper wavelengths, extend bulb-life, and greatly ease periodic cleaning.

These jackets require periodic inspection and cleaning as for the lamps in (non-sleeved) tropical systems that come in direct contact with the water.

Plumbing Layout:

Figure 3: To facilitate cleaning and lamp replacement, the following layout is offered:

Valves A and B can be closed after opening C, allowing continuous operation of the system during U.V. shutdown. Multiple U.V. systems can be cut

, partial water changes about once a week to about once a month are about right. More frequent smaller amounts are better than infrequent mega-changes, with one possible exception. Some writers advocate an occasional massive change (50% or more) as a stop-gap measure to dilute metabolites, nitrates in particular. Id rather encourage you to stick to regular, smaller volume changes; theyre safer and accomplish about th

roundhouse marine studies lab and aquarium

Low salinity or erratic changes in specific gravity (as with sudden influxes of freshwater for evaporation top off) limit skimmate performance.

Frequently putting ones hands in the tank is disturbing for many sensitive reef invertebrates, b

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