Water Garden Questions And Answers. Do I need a UV clarifier???

<body background="../../images/water_images/wback.jpg"> <b><u><font FACE="Jester" SIZE="3"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="41%" cellspacing="1" height="272"> <tr> <td width="100%" height="131"> <p align="center"><a href="water_main.htm" target="_top"><img border="0" src="../../images/water_images/water-logo-1.gif" alt="Water Garden Source Home" align="top" width="189" height="144"></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="170" background="../../images/water_images/bridges-back.gif"> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p ALIGN="center"><br> <img border="0" src="../../IMAGES/water_images/Tips-Tricks-BIG.gif" width="467" height="94"></p> </font></u><font FACE="Jester" SIZE="3"> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="../../IMAGES/water_images/lil-fishy.gif" width="52" height="52"></p> <p align="center"> <u><br> <img border="0" src="../../IMAGES/water_images/UV-headline.GIF" width="479" height="115"><br> </u></font> </p> <font FACE="Pegasus" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"> <p ALIGN="center">If this is the case for your pond then it's time to haul-out the <br> heavy artillery ; Ultra-violet Sterilization. Sounds high tech doesn't it? <br> It is High intensity ultra-violet light which destroys any algae</font></b>  <b><font FACE="Pegasus" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">that <br> passes through it. <br> <br> These units are great! HOWEVER ; you must continue to use <br> the other water purity products such as Pond-Zyme & Accu-clear <br> to keep a bit of biological activity going in your water and <br> Chloromine Buster or Stress Coat when adding or changing water. <br> If you don't then other dangerous water problems can occur. <br> Remember clear water is not necessarily clean or pure water.</p> <p ALIGN="center">UV sterilizers are highly effective on green water but are <br> indiscriminate when it comes to which organism to eradicate. <br> They simply kill whatever is in the passing water ; the bad <br> and the good. This increases the need for water plants and <br> silt collecting materials on which the beneficial bacteria's can <br> get a stable foothold. UV is ineffective on stringy algae because <br> the plant never actually passes through the sterilizer. But <br> having <i>some</i> stringy algae is good because of its ability to <br> collect beneficial bacteria.</p> <p ALIGN="center">So what's the bottom line ?... Use Ultra-violet when you are sure <br> that you've tried all other methods of water clarity. </p> <p ALIGN="center"> <a href="Ultra-Violet.htm" target="_top">Click Here To See UV Clarifiers...</a></p> </font></b> <p align="center"><font FACE="Jester" SIZE="3"> <b><font FACE="Jester" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">For more information on these and other water garden topics <br> return to our </font><font FACE="Jester" SIZE="3" COLOR="#ff00ff"><a href="Tips-Tricks.htm" target="_top">'tips & tricks'</a></font><font FACE="Jester" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">  page. Or  <a href="mailto:comments@northlandgardens.com">contact Us.</a></font></b> </font> </p> <p ALIGN="center"><font FACE="Jester" SIZE="3"> <br> </font><a href="../../index.html" target="_top"><img border="0" src="../../IMAGES/water_images/Northland-Gardens-Home-blue.gif" alt="Northland Gardens Home" width="114" height="70"></a></p> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="../../images/water_images/Showa-sanshoku.gif" width="189" height="100"></p> <p align="center"><font face="Calligrapher" color="#000000" size="5">northlandgardens.com                       1-800-4-BONSAI</font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 100%"><font size="1">       <a href="file:///E:/readyweb1/index.html" target="_top">HOME</a> | <a href="water_main.htm" target="_top">WATERGARDEN MAIN</a></font> <font size="1">| <a href="Ponds.htm" target="_top">PONDS</a> | <a href="Pumps.htm" target="_top">PUMPS</a> | <a href="file:///J:/readyweb1/pages/water_pages/pump-parts.htm" target="_top">PUMP PARTS</a> | <a href="Filters.htm" target="_top">FILTERS</a> | <a href="Skimmers.htm" target="_top">SKIMMERS</a> |  <a href="Ultra-Violet.htm" target="_top">UV CLARIFIERS</a></font> <br> <font size="1"><a href="Bio-falls.htm" target="_top">BIO-FALLS</a>  | <a href="Liners.htm" target="_top">LINERS</a> |</font> <font size="1"><a href="Treatments.htm" target="_top">TREATMENTS</a> | <a href="Accessories.htm" target="_top">ACCESSORIES</a> | <a href="Koi-Fish.htm" target="_top">KOI -FISH</a> | <a href="Fish-Food.htm" target="_top">FISH FOOD</a> | <a href="water-plants.htm" target="_top">PLANTS</a> | <a href="Tips-Tricks.htm" target="_top">TIPS & TRICKS</a>  <a href="Water-Terms-Conditions.htm" target="_top"><br> CONDITIONS</a> | <a href="water-order-form.html" target="_top">ORDER FORM</a></font></p> </body>