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Al Kaseltzer · 05-12-2003, 06:28 PM

I think anything designed for an Aquarium will work for disinfecting a Water cooling system, but it will be very over designed. The aquarium sterilizers you linked to seemed to be specified based on the total water in the aquarium, starting at 100 to 200 Gallons. With a small aquarium pump all the water will pass through once every one or two hours. In a WC system even with a large reservoir, you'll have what, maybe a whole gallon? It's going to pass through the sterilizer once a minute.

If you can find a lower wattage UV source, it will avoid adding extra heat to your system.

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Al Kaseltzer

05-12-2003, 06:28 PM	#16
Al Kaseltzer Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 14	I think anything designed for an Aquarium will work for disinfecting a Water cooling system, but it will be very over designed. The aquarium sterilizers you linked to seemed to be specified based on the total water in the aquarium, starting at 100 to 200 Gallons. With a small aquarium pump all the water will pass through once every one or two hours. In a WC system even with a large reservoir, you'll have what, maybe a whole gallon? It's going to pass through the sterilizer once a minute. If you can find a lower wattage UV source, it will avoid adding extra heat to your system. -- Al Kaseltzer