Adding Ozone to a Reef?
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blue_eyes53813
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SURE!!! after you cause a fight you say " oh never mind ,, Im not interested anyway... " lol jk
Boomer
Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard
Jax
I don't understand is why buy an ozone generator that has a controlled output.
An added piece of safety. If the controller malfunctions the dial is set to point where it will not overdose the system. Yes, this has happen before to guys with no dial control. Last year this happen to a guy where is ORP was almost 600mv but he caught in time. I also do not like the idea of huge amounts of ozone entering a system in a single blast. Second, it will cause excessive bubble collapse if it is being injected into a skimmer. This will reduce the skimmate output and said collapsed skimmate will now end up in the tank and not the cup.
I don't understand is why buy an ozone generator that has a controlled output.
An added piece of safety. If the controller malfunctions the dial is set to point where it will not overdose the system. Yes, this has happen before to guys with no dial control. Last year this happen to a guy where is ORP was almost 600mv but he caught in time. I also do not like the idea of huge amounts of ozone entering a system in a single blast. Second, it will cause excessive bubble collapse if it is being injected into a skimmer. This will reduce the skimmate output and said collapsed skimmate will now end up in the tank and not the cup.
I would love to do ozone now that i read all this but i have a child and am not seeing that i need it that bad. I made it this far without it and my uv dose a great job along with the carbon. Thanks for all the info boomer i'll keep it in mind for the future.
Im curious though, how dose it afect silicone?
Im curious though, how dose it afect silicone?
Boomer
Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard
Lynn
Yes you can
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=ozone+detectors&spell=1
Jax
Yes, it should not go over 450 but we have run them up to 500 to see what happens. Some things seem to just start getting irritated at those levels. There is no reason to go over 425 at all.
Yes you can
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=ozone+detectors&spell=1
Jax
Yes, it should not go over 450 but we have run them up to 500 to see what happens. Some things seem to just start getting irritated at those levels. There is no reason to go over 425 at all.
lcstorc
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the link but EEK!
That's a lot of cash. LOL I only looked at a couple but all were rather expensive. Guess I'm just gonna skip the ozone at least for now on my system. Seems like there is a lot to it and the dangers scare me more than a bit.
Thanks for all your help even though much of it is over my head.
That's a lot of cash. LOL I only looked at a couple but all were rather expensive. Guess I'm just gonna skip the ozone at least for now on my system. Seems like there is a lot to it and the dangers scare me more than a bit.
Thanks for all your help even though much of it is over my head.
Warnberg
Well-Known Member
IMO, it's not worth the it. I injected ozone into my skimmer for about 6 months, yes it makes the water a little clearer, but so does carbon, yes it does change a skimmers effectiveness (not sure if the change is good or bad). There are definitely pros and cons to ozone. In my setup it was just another piece of equipment that I had to maintain and I did not see any huge benefit from it. However there are others that use it and love it.
If you are interested I do have a complete setup with a red sea ozonator 400 I believe (it's the big one) with 2 dryers and an air pump.
If you are interested I do have a complete setup with a red sea ozonator 400 I believe (it's the big one) with 2 dryers and an air pump.