Ozone help

karlmarx · 06/29/2007, 08:40 PM

So Im setting up my ozone reaactor finally and I'm smelling a slight ozone odor. I read the ozone acrticle here on RKM and I saw that with enough concentration it can be poisonious. So is a slight ozone smel normal and is this gonna kill me lol

icliao · 06/30/2007, 12:10 AM

Slight ozone odor should be normal. What kind of Ozonizer and how many mg/l are you running?

karlmarx · 06/30/2007, 12:23 AM

red sea 50mg at 30% for 100g tank

icliao · 06/30/2007, 12:26 AM

50 mg/l can not hurt anything. You and your tank will be fine. It is best to administer your Ozone through a skimmer though.

karlmarx · 06/30/2007, 12:44 AM

I have an ozone reactor as I dont think my skimmer would last with ozone injected into it.

Jar*Head · 06/30/2007, 01:38 AM

Karlmarx, what type of Ozone reactor do you have? I just got the MTC Pro Ozone reactor comes with Carbon air filter, subtrates filter and the reactor chamber. According to MTC you are not suppose to smell anything if you have all the proper equipment

karlmarx · 06/30/2007, 06:00 AM

Its the coralife reactor. I was looking at the mtc but it costs too much for me.

frh674 · 06/30/2007, 06:08 AM

sorry... but I had to ask after reading this... what does ozone smell like? lol

I've been thinking about getting one of those things so just for future referance

Gawain1974 · 06/30/2007, 06:55 AM

To me, ozone has a very strong bleach odor.

jmaneyapanda · 06/30/2007, 03:12 PM

Ozone does have an odor- some people say like bleach, to me it smells like air just before a heavy rain- a fresh clean smell. If you've ever been to seaworld or such, go by a marine mammal tank and you'll definitely smell it- they flood ozone into the water for them (ORP near 600!).

At any rate, if you smell ozone, I would act- ozone can cause serious health problems for you, including cataracts.

06/29/2007, 08:40 PM	#1
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	Ozone help So Im setting up my ozone reaactor finally and I'm smelling a slight ozone odor. I read the ozone acrticle here on RKM and I saw that with enough concentration it can be poisonious. So is a slight ozone smel normal and is this gonna kill me lol

06/30/2007, 01:38 AM	#6
Jar*Head Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 8,630	Karlmarx, what type of Ozone reactor do you have? I just got the MTC Pro Ozone reactor comes with Carbon air filter, subtrates filter and the reactor chamber. According to MTC you are not suppose to smell anything if you have all the proper equipment __________________ Steve Tankless. Current Tank Info: 480g peninsula

06/30/2007, 06:55 AM	#9
Gawain1974 dc fanboy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Annick's flaps Posts: 1,212	To me, ozone has a very strong bleach odor. __________________ Honey badger don't care!

06/30/2007, 12:10 AM	#2
icliao Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 727	Slight ozone odor should be normal. What kind of Ozonizer and how many mg/l are you running?

06/30/2007, 12:23 AM	#3
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	red sea 50mg at 30% for 100g tank

06/30/2007, 12:26 AM	#4
icliao Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 727	50 mg/l can not hurt anything. You and your tank will be fine. It is best to administer your Ozone through a skimmer though.

06/30/2007, 12:44 AM	#5
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	I have an ozone reactor as I dont think my skimmer would last with ozone injected into it.

06/30/2007, 06:00 AM	#7
karlmarx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 476	Its the coralife reactor. I was looking at the mtc but it costs too much for me.

06/30/2007, 06:08 AM	#8
frh674 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Homestead, FL, USA Posts: 223	sorry... but I had to ask after reading this... what does ozone smell like? lol I've been thinking about getting one of those things so just for future referance

06/30/2007, 03:12 PM	#10
jmaneyapanda Commencing hatred Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,784	Ozone does have an odor- some people say like bleach, to me it smells like air just before a heavy rain- a fresh clean smell. If you've ever been to seaworld or such, go by a marine mammal tank and you'll definitely smell it- they flood ozone into the water for them (ORP near 600!). At any rate, if you smell ozone, I would act- ozone can cause serious health problems for you, including cataracts.