Is it OK to dose Vodka and run an UV ?

[Casey8]

I am starting to dose Vodka but also running an UV sterilizer, is it going to get a bad effect like killing bacteria etc ... ?

[Cal_stir]

yes, it will be counter productive, carbon dosing is for increasing bacteria and UV will kill it

[globaldesigns]

+1, UV will kill everything in the water column that goes thru it, if powerful enough

[Casey8]

I want to use an UV for controlling disease in a tank like ich or another kind of bacteria. My tank is free from ich for a long time now, but the dead of my previous fishes are still lingering in my mind and I really don't want it to happen again. I can't set up a quarantine tank, so I prefer to have an UV running instead. Does that mean if I continue to dose Vodka, I will not be able to plug in an UV at anytime ?

[Proteus]

The building of the culture is gradual so you would be with out sterilizer for quite some time. Pluging it in would put u at square one. What a waste of a fine drink

[Cal_stir]

what are you trying to achieve by vodka dosing?
a denitrator or biopellet reactor might be a better choice, the bacteria live in the reactor and wouldn't be exposed to the UV

[reefwars]

i guess the answer to the op's original question is yes it is ok to use a uv and carbon dose uv still doesnt prevent ick though