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UV light Feeding Bio Pellet reactor

I want to set up my Bio Pellet Reactor and UV light, I want to do this but not sure if it work. Any idea?
 

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The bacteria ON the bio-pellets are not free floating, so would not go through the UV, so no issues.
However: Are you re-populating the bacteria? Using microbacter or other?
If so, you should turn off UV for some period while adding that.

Lower flow through UV = better dwell time = kills larger bacteria and even some protozoa.
But it means less overall turnover.

Notes:
There is debate on killing bacteria being a good thing or not for a reef tank.
Simple UV like that is not going to eliminate the risk of ich.
 
The bacteria ON the bio-pellets are not free floating, so would not go through the UV, so no issues.
However: Are you re-populating the bacteria? Using microbacter or other?
If so, you should turn off UV for some period while adding that.

Lower flow through UV = better dwell time = kills larger bacteria and even some protozoa.
But it means less overall turnover.

Notes:
There is debate on killing bacteria being a good thing or not for a reef tank.
Simple UV like that is not going to eliminate the risk of ich.

Thank you Mark,
I will skip the UV for now. If I run it, I will split it from the return pump as input and the output back to the sump.
 
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