Ozone

jimdpiper · 02/03/2006, 12:37 PM

ARE THESE THINGS SAFE, WHERE DO I INSTALL THE AIR TUBING ON MY AQUA C SKIMMER. WHERE ALL DO I NEED TO PUT A BAG OF CARBON. IS THIS GOING TO MAKE MY NICE REEF TANK A LITTLE NICER. ANY OPINIONS WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS

ruiny · 02/03/2006, 01:40 PM

looking for the same answers.

Crusty Old Shellback · 02/03/2006, 01:48 PM

There are several threads ongoing right now about this subject. One in the SPS forum and one in a local club forum. Also Randy Holmes-Farley will be plublishing an article soon on some experiments he's run with it.

What I've found so far is this, It WILL help clear your water. It hasn't made a difference in my skimmer output. The ORP of my tank can vary even though I'm injecting Ozone. Right now my ozone generator is down, waiting for some parts yet my ORP continues to rise.

I don't think you can actually overdose ozone unless you have a very large unit on a very small tank. The majority of the ozone will convert back to O2 just by going thru your skimmer. I don't run carbon on my skimmer and have never smelt ozone in my garage where my tank is. My skimmer output goes directly into the LR holding area of my sump and I have a ton of life growing in that area. I do run carbon in a canister filter on my sump but it does not directly intake from the skimmer output. I run a Clearwater s-1200 UV ozone unit capaibale of 250g/hr output controlled by a ORP monitor/controller set at 400mv running on a 550G system water volume.

02/03/2006, 12:37 PM	#1
jimdpiper Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TN Posts: 14	Ozone ARE THESE THINGS SAFE, WHERE DO I INSTALL THE AIR TUBING ON MY AQUA C SKIMMER. WHERE ALL DO I NEED TO PUT A BAG OF CARBON. IS THIS GOING TO MAKE MY NICE REEF TANK A LITTLE NICER. ANY OPINIONS WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS

02/03/2006, 01:40 PM	#2
ruiny Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 536	looking for the same answers. __________________ Go Sens Go Current Tank Info: 93 mixed reef

02/03/2006, 01:48 PM	#3
Crusty Old Shellback MASVC OG Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Home of the FREE, Thanks to the BRAVE! Posts: 5,089	There are several threads ongoing right now about this subject. One in the SPS forum and one in a local club forum. Also Randy Holmes-Farley will be plublishing an article soon on some experiments he's run with it. What I've found so far is this, It WILL help clear your water. It hasn't made a difference in my skimmer output. The ORP of my tank can vary even though I'm injecting Ozone. Right now my ozone generator is down, waiting for some parts yet my ORP continues to rise. I don't think you can actually overdose ozone unless you have a very large unit on a very small tank. The majority of the ozone will convert back to O2 just by going thru your skimmer. I don't run carbon on my skimmer and have never smelt ozone in my garage where my tank is. My skimmer output goes directly into the LR holding area of my sump and I have a ton of life growing in that area. I do run carbon in a canister filter on my sump but it does not directly intake from the skimmer output. I run a Clearwater s-1200 UV ozone unit capaibale of 250g/hr output controlled by a ORP monitor/controller set at 400mv running on a 550G system water volume. __________________ Have you THANKED a Veteran lately for the freedoms you take for granted each day? Best quote ever! "This is a hobby for God sakes and so many people get so uptite. A "hobby" so it should be fun and not a cause to worry or go broke." Paul B Current Tank Info: Tankless for a while. RIP my 8+ yr old pair of Naso tangs, 4 + yr old Moorish Idol