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10-01-2012, 06:51 PM
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Reputation Level:  | best place to put uvc? hi all
was just wandering where the best place/ or most effective place was to put your UVC into the plumbing?
ive tried to search but it never works for me
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10-01-2012, 07:16 PM
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Reputation Level:  | As I understand it, it should go in the line of pipework after your filtration, in the line of the water return.
Unless I'm wrong  perhaps others can help too!
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10-01-2012, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by miles41 As I understand it, it should go in the line of pipework after your filtration, in the line of the water return.
Unless I'm wrong  perhaps others can help too! | wrong and right lol. the perfect place is after a pump and before a filter. but saying that i have mine on a skimmer line after the skimmer and after the pump but before the return. as long as its pumped fed it should be ok. mark
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10-01-2012, 07:22 PM
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Reputation Level:  | Hi I have mine before the filter so that any uv breakdown go's into the filter and not back into the pond but thats just me
Shevy
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10-01-2012, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Shevyrabbit Hi I have mine before the filter so that any uv breakdown go's into the filter and not back into the pond but thats just me
Shevy | Shevy that is how they should be fitted, but saying that mine is not and its perfect for me. so does not really matter how its fitted.
__________________ 1x 2400 gallon pond
1x estro sieve
1x econo bead filter
1x bakki shower with crystal bio
1x 55w pro clear uv
1x eco 12,000
1x sequence 15,000
1x hi blow 40 air pump
and some really nice koi |
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10-01-2012, 07:27 PM
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Reputation Level:  | OMG, I'm getting more stressed by the day about the pipework layout for my pond  .... I get the message though 
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10-01-2012, 07:44 PM
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Reputation Level:  | oooooh pipework! thats what im trying to arrange at the minuit.
i think im going to go befor the filter like shevy, as to filter out the clumped together alge.
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