Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:06 pm Re: Sunsun filters?
I'm old and not up to date on all these new acronym's (tho) ?
For a turtle I say you don't need a sterilizer that's if you do good water changes and have good filter media along with a scheduled maintenance plan. Once in a while some get algae blooms ( cloudy water ) when changing water then it will help. But really that goes away on it's own in a day or two. On that link I gave you shows proper sizing of uv's and the one on that filter is more for just marketing . Some see that and think it must be great but it's not a good match for that filters flow. Save a little money and get same filter without a uv light. The uv bulbs don't last a long time , so you can get this one and never replace the bulb. OH , uv bulbs still produce light even after sterilizer action stops. Just like a UVB bulbs stops producing the UB but still gives off light. UV sterilizers are more for people with very rare fish. Turtles are very hardy and a good maintenance program is the best. I do agree it's not necessary as long as good scheduled maintenance is done.
Heard some say water looks clean I'll skip maintenance this week , that's bad ! One can have crystal clear water and it could be toxic. Never skip on maintenance it's to prevent problems . After decades in this hobby you will be able to see a problem come about before it happens. Yes that day will come with time.
