Aqua Medic Mini-UV RO: Compact UV Clarifier for Reverse Osmosis Units
Aqua Medic has launched a tiny ultraviolet clarifier designed to be fitted inline on reverse osmosis units. Called the Mini-UV RO, the tiny 138 mm x 23 mm can be attached inline to the product water of any RO/DI unit and is designed to achieve additional disinfection by way of a 5-watt, 260-280nm light-emitting diode.
The light is effective on flow rates up to three litre per minute and the unit has a working life of 10,000 hours, or 417 days, although the light only comes on when water is flowing through it, and it shuts off by way of a pressure valve when the RO unit is not producing any water. Seeing as very few of us produce RO water all day, every day, it could last many years.
What we think
Although Aqua Medic carries some generic aquarium products, they still have a keen eye on innovation, like tiny micro heaters, the Hopstop jump rails, and even micro reef aquariums, and this tiny UC steriliser caught our eye too.
We remember when UVC LEDS were first discussed. Although they have enormous benefits versus conventional fluorescent tubes, their use for large-scale sterilisation has been limited due to price, the diminutive flow rates necessary, and the number you would need to kill fish pathogens in the average pond or reef tank. But in the case of RO and its tiny flow rates, one single five-watt UV may be all you need.
UV sterilisation isn’t heavily used on RO or DI water in aquatics, although it is an option on some large commercial units, and mainly for drinking water applications.
We saw it online in the UK priced at £68.94.
