The water balance of your aquarium is fundamental for the health of your fish — freshwater or saltwater — as well as for the growth of plants. The UV filter is essential to ensure the sterilization and decontamination of the water in your pool, and thus guarantee its durability.
The role of the UV filter in an aquarium
The aquarium being a confined space, its water struggles to regulate itself naturally. The UV filter purifies it of the waste produced by plants and fish, in order to preserve it from any turbidity.
The UV filter is considered a sterilizer. It eliminates bacteria, algae and other pathogens harmful to the health of fish. UV is divided into UVA, UVB and UVC. These are the most effective and therefore those selected for the operation of the sterilizer.
How the UV filter works
The operation of the sterilizer is simple: the aquarium water circulates through its submerged pump and passes in front of a lamp producing UVC. Pathogens, micro algae, algae spores, parasites and bacteria are then eradicated.
The use of the UV filter is not permanent. You can leave it running all year round or turn it on only when you doubt the purity of your water. If, for example, it becomes whitish or greenish, it should be rid of its impurities.
It is strongly advised to carry out a purification when you treat your plants or your fish, as well as before integrating new fish.
How to choose your UV filter
You will find on this page a wide choice of UV filters, as well as spare bulbs.
The selection criterion for your sterilizer is its power expressed in watts. The watt corresponds to the quantity of energy during a given time; therefore, the larger your aquarium, the more power it should have.
We invite you to click on the image of our UV filters, in order to access their product sheet. This tells you the power and specifies the volume of water in the aquarium that it is able to treat, whether it is fresh water or sea water.
Maintaining your UV filter
The lifespan of a UV bulb oscillating between 5,000 and 9,000 hours, you must ensure that you change it regularly. As for the filter, install it preferably vertically, in order to ward off the deposits of organic matter in its sheath.
