What is an UV water sterilizer?
The UV water Sterilizer is a water filtration device that uses an ultraviolet light bulb to kill microscopic organisms that are free floating in the water. Parasites, viruses, algae and bacteria (good and bad) are the type of things that are "killed" after passing through the ultraviolet sterilizing unit. UV sterilizer devices can be used on swimming pools, in liquid factories (think beer) and in the home aquarium using an aquarium UV sterilizer. Some large water purification centers employ some sort of UV sterilization on the outgoing water. These sterilizer units are also sometimes used in outdoor ponds to help control algae growth and they seem to do a decent job.
When using a UV Sterilizer in a home aquarium, the UV unit should be placed last in the filtration line. You want to first filter the aquarium water through your mechanical filter and then run the water through the UV device before returning the water to your fish tank. By first removing the solids in the aquarium water with your mechanical filter (canister filter, etc), you are helping your UV unit to attain maximum operational efficiency.
Micro organisms including bacteria, viruses and cysts are all around us naturally. Many are harmless but exposure to "bad" ones can cause severe illness particularly in the elderly and very young. There is a wide variety of water treatment products available to improve taste, clarity, scale etc but none of these are designed to combat bacteria. Ultra violet water treatment is one of the safest ways to disinfect water as the UV rays are a natural component of sunlight. No chemicals are added so there is no danger from overdosing or creating a bad taste.
Our ultra violet water purification systems kills 99.9% of all bacterial contaminants, and provides clean, safe drinking water, far exceeding Health Department standards for potable water.
UV water sterilizers use several stages of filter to remove sediments down to 5 microns removing particulates. A second stage carbon filter removes odors and particles down to 0.5 microns. The UV light stage saturates the water with high dose UV light at wavelengths that kill pathogens. Together the UV water sterilizer system is excellent for quality of construction, and effectiveness in treating your water to remove unwanted and unsafe elements. The UV water treatment system is ideal for homes, businesses, and remote sites.
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