ozone generator!!

adrian75 · 04/15/2006, 05:55 PM

i have setup my reef tank, acording to my LFS's display tank, included in this setup is an ozone generator instead of a uv sterilizer, i have recently purchesed one off a mate, still in the box (who has no idea what it does, lol). i asked my LFS the details about them, running time etc, but because i did not purchase it from him, he told me nothing( pr%*ck). anyway its a unistar ozone proccesor, (0.25 G/H) what ever that is. i would like to know the details of them and when i should use it, all the time??. and i will attach the ozone outlet to my venturi skimmer.

any replies greatly appreachiated, cheers.

adrian75 · 04/15/2006, 05:57 PM

oh and on the box it says. do not run continually. twice a day for two hrs.??. is that what i should do? put a timer on it??

pfish · 04/15/2006, 06:46 PM

You could put a timer on it, but it would be better to put a orp controller on it. That way you could run it continuously and the controller would shut it down if the orp got above some set point , say 400 orp.

adrian75 · 04/15/2006, 07:30 PM

how much would a controller cost me

E-A-G-L-E-S · 04/15/2006, 07:32 PM

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...Category_Code=

bertoni · 04/15/2006, 09:27 PM

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/rhf/index.php

Those two articles discuss ozone. I would suggest reading them. Ozone can be dangerous to your aquarium and to you, so be careful!

04/15/2006, 05:55 PM	#1
adrian75 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Albury, Australia Posts: 92	ozone generator!! i have setup my reef tank, acording to my LFS's display tank, included in this setup is an ozone generator instead of a uv sterilizer, i have recently purchesed one off a mate, still in the box (who has no idea what it does, lol). i asked my LFS the details about them, running time etc, but because i did not purchase it from him, he told me nothing( pr%*ck). anyway its a unistar ozone proccesor, (0.25 G/H) what ever that is. i would like to know the details of them and when i should use it, all the time??. and i will attach the ozone outlet to my venturi skimmer. any replies greatly appreachiated, cheers.

04/15/2006, 07:32 PM	#5
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...Category_Code= __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

04/15/2006, 09:27 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/rhf/index.php Those two articles discuss ozone. I would suggest reading them. Ozone can be dangerous to your aquarium and to you, so be careful! __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/15/2006, 05:57 PM	#2
adrian75 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Albury, Australia Posts: 92	oh and on the box it says. do not run continually. twice a day for two hrs.??. is that what i should do? put a timer on it??

04/15/2006, 06:46 PM	#3
pfish Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 289	You could put a timer on it, but it would be better to put a orp controller on it. That way you could run it continuously and the controller would shut it down if the orp got above some set point , say 400 orp.

04/15/2006, 07:30 PM	#4
adrian75 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Albury, Australia Posts: 92	how much would a controller cost me