0zone

charlie h · 10/05/2007, 11:49 AM

thinking about purchasing it what do you lot think or no about it

WaterKeeper · 10/05/2007, 12:02 PM

I've never been all that hot on O₃ myself but many reefers testify it produces far clearer water than even running carbon.

Here is Randy's series of articles on the subject.

Ozone 1
Ozone 2
Ozone 3.

He likes it more than I do and there was some discussion on the Chemistry forum between us.

papagimp · 10/05/2007, 12:05 PM

I've never used ozone nor have i personally seen a tank with it . I"m sure it has it's places in the hobby but I doubt it an absolute necessity.

WaterKeeper · 10/05/2007, 12:17 PM

I agree Papagimp. If you got the bucks then give it a try. On a budget; there are bigger and better things to add to you tank. Also, your will need to feed more often as ozonated water is nearly sterile.

charlie h · 10/05/2007, 12:23 PM

you say if on a budget there are better things to buy what would you segest

rustybucket145 · 10/05/2007, 12:32 PM

well... it's hard to suggest without knowing what you have....?

I'd say the biggest band for the buck comes from the following.

#1 Refugium
#2 More Flow
#3 More (higher quality) light
#4 RO/DI (would be #1 if you don't have it)

Tell us what you have and what you want to do and maybe we can throw some ideas out

charlie h · 10/05/2007, 12:43 PM

I have500 litre tank, two 250 watt m/h two 54 watt actinics, 1000 turbo flota skimmer, loads of bio balls around 10000 lph of circulation. (i have no space for ro unit at the minute) and would like a refuguim but don't realy understand them or have the space.

10/05/2007, 12:32 PM	#6
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	well... it's hard to suggest without knowing what you have....? I'd say the biggest band for the buck comes from the following. #1 Refugium #2 More Flow #3 More (higher quality) light #4 RO/DI (would be #1 if you don't have it) Tell us what you have and what you want to do and maybe we can throw some ideas out __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

10/05/2007, 11:49 AM	#1
charlie h Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 138	0zone thinking about purchasing it what do you lot think or no about it

10/05/2007, 12:02 PM	#2
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	I've never been all that hot on O₃ myself but many reefers testify it produces far clearer water than even running carbon. Here is Randy's series of articles on the subject. Ozone 1 Ozone 2 Ozone 3. He likes it more than I do and there was some discussion on the Chemistry forum between us. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

10/05/2007, 12:05 PM	#3
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I've never used ozone nor have i personally seen a tank with it . I"m sure it has it's places in the hobby but I doubt it an absolute necessity. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

10/05/2007, 12:17 PM	#4
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	I agree Papagimp. If you got the bucks then give it a try. On a budget; there are bigger and better things to add to you tank. Also, your will need to feed more often as ozonated water is nearly sterile. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

10/05/2007, 12:23 PM	#5
charlie h Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 138	you say if on a budget there are better things to buy what would you segest

10/05/2007, 12:43 PM	#7
charlie h Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 138	I have500 litre tank, two 250 watt m/h two 54 watt actinics, 1000 turbo flota skimmer, loads of bio balls around 10000 lph of circulation. (i have no space for ro unit at the minute) and would like a refuguim but don't realy understand them or have the space.