UV Sterilizers

[Adimondinthesky]

I have been on this site for a day and had lots of great advice, so glad that I found this forum!

My next question: For a saltwater rookie, do I need to purchase a UV sterilizer? I have a 12G Eclipse system, fish only, but in the process of cycling now with live rock and sand. No fish yet.

I am also using RO water, do I need to add anything to it?

[Drumachine09]

I dont know of any UV sterylizers that can be used without being in conjuction with a canister filter.

BTW, you posted this is the "introduce yourself" thread. Try to post in the right thread. Ill go ahead and move this one to technical for you.

[Chrona]

RO water needs to be mixed with a salt mix, such as Instant Ocean. Use a hydrometer to get to the proper salinity. I do recall in tank UV sterilizers, but they are rather bulky and way overpowered for such a small tank. Better to concentrate on filtration, lighting, etc.

[Fishguy2727]

You should not need a UV sterilizer, but if you do find a good one for such a tank, it could help.