Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
UV lights technology replaced
UV lights deactivate DNA, the bulbs need to be changed though and a major problem with UV lights is that a biofilm of the bacteria can build up on the inside of pipes. As soon as the bulb wastes you can get major growth of this unwanted bacteria.
The new technology also kills the biofilm and on top of this will destroy bacteria, algae and fungae. No way UV can touch a fungus. Also i'm not sure UV can deactivate all DNA or just the side facing the light.
This new technology is known as advanced oxidation technology and will eventually filter down to water treatment plants. Although a few are investing in new UV set-ups as we speak
The technology comes direct from ships with advanced balast tanks to stop them spreading organisms from one place to the next.
Does anyone have any more information on this or advice on the set-up if i would like to DIY a prototype? All feedback and discussion appreciated. I have not got a Marine tank yet but will be setting one up in the summer, does a set-up that kills biofilm even sound suitable for an aquarium or will it not matter due to the sump?
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