Effect of UV?
UV will not neutralize my products. UV is a valuable tool to control disease processes and algae in aquariums – freshwater, marine or reef. UV sterilizers kill microbes drifting through the water including algae spores. Cycling an aquarium is a microbial process. UV can retard or prevent cycling – and usually does. However once cycling is complete UV is very beneficial in controlling disease and preventing the spread of algae. UV would not be beneficial if one was breeding some organism with very small planktonic larvae – it will kill the minute larvae drifting though the water. Once the larvae have settled in their place, the UV should be resumed.
