Post by Carl on Jun 20, 2022 13:08:14 GMT -5
AAP recommends our professional and experience based article on pond care.
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/ClearPond.html
Here is an excerpt from the overview section:
"Please note that while I recommend specific pumps, filter, UVs, and other pond equipment; for the most part these recommendations are based on years of use (for reliability, efficiency, and economy) by me and/or other pond keepers and professionals I trust for their input; NOT what some pond supply distributor has suggested!
Please take most of these recommendations/suggestions as just that, as often there are similar products that might work just as well.
In the case of UV Sterilizers, I have VERY extensive experience, from designing, application, experimenting with controlled tests and more; so my recommendations for true UV Sterilizers (including specific brands there in) is based on this considerable experience and the use of equipment other than recommended will likely NOT yield the same results, especially based on email from those who have read this article but still chose a different path for this important equipment!!
For this reason, I stand by the suggestions/recommendation more strongly, again not that good results cannot be obtained with similar equipment, just that many of the Sterilizers I do suggest, especially the AAP/TMC lines, I have decades of experience with and this includes use of competing products that simply have not performed as well in 100s of applications I have been professionally associated with.
A good example is the AAP/TMC Professional 110, 55, & 30 Watt True 'Category A' UV Sterilizers which along with others in this line of UVs has performed as well or better than any other comparable UV and at a better price & high longevity too (this includes superior value over the "Aqua Ultraviolet").
Finally, my experience and the other professional pond keepers I get input from is generally for ponds up to 8000 gallons, so admittedly for much larger ponds, any prospective reader might find some great information here, but need to go further for added information.
Also PLEASE read the many additional resources already supplied here such as those cited for Veggie Filters or UV Sterilization. "
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/ClearPond.html
Here is an excerpt from the overview section:
"Please note that while I recommend specific pumps, filter, UVs, and other pond equipment; for the most part these recommendations are based on years of use (for reliability, efficiency, and economy) by me and/or other pond keepers and professionals I trust for their input; NOT what some pond supply distributor has suggested!
Please take most of these recommendations/suggestions as just that, as often there are similar products that might work just as well.
In the case of UV Sterilizers, I have VERY extensive experience, from designing, application, experimenting with controlled tests and more; so my recommendations for true UV Sterilizers (including specific brands there in) is based on this considerable experience and the use of equipment other than recommended will likely NOT yield the same results, especially based on email from those who have read this article but still chose a different path for this important equipment!!
For this reason, I stand by the suggestions/recommendation more strongly, again not that good results cannot be obtained with similar equipment, just that many of the Sterilizers I do suggest, especially the AAP/TMC lines, I have decades of experience with and this includes use of competing products that simply have not performed as well in 100s of applications I have been professionally associated with.
A good example is the AAP/TMC Professional 110, 55, & 30 Watt True 'Category A' UV Sterilizers which along with others in this line of UVs has performed as well or better than any other comparable UV and at a better price & high longevity too (this includes superior value over the "Aqua Ultraviolet").
Finally, my experience and the other professional pond keepers I get input from is generally for ponds up to 8000 gallons, so admittedly for much larger ponds, any prospective reader might find some great information here, but need to go further for added information.
Also PLEASE read the many additional resources already supplied here such as those cited for Veggie Filters or UV Sterilization. "
