Uv sterilizer or phosban 150

[kilo]

Which will work better? A craigslist guy is selling a brand new coralife uv for $90. But a brand-new phosban reactor is $50. Which will work better for a 100g setup

 

[Northstar24]

This is really comparing apples to oranges. Both of these things are used to resolve two entirely different issues. That being said, of the two, I think most aquarists would have more use for a phosban reactor than for a UV sterilizer - especially in reef settings

 

[little_fish]

+1 north

 

[Smitty]

+2 North...

 

[kilo]

I thought they were both for algae problems? I don't think I'll go with the uv then

 

[Northstar24]

A phosban reactor is used to run phosphate removal media (usually granular ferric oxide but there are others) which may reduce nuisance algae growth and improve coral growth

A UV sterilizer removed bacteria and microbes from the water, which is supposed to help in treating fish disease and parasites

Two totally different applications for two totally different issues

 

[kilo]

Ok, not going with the sterilizer.