APEX Gold help / ORP

[ukmarks123]

Today I finally purchased and installed my apex gold. Yaay. Now I know that I shouldn't get too hung up on the ORP reading but from what I've read, mine is particularly low at 172. Should I be concerned?

 

[CHSUB]

no, give it a week and it will go higher, and if it doesn't you still should not worry!!!

 

[nvladik]

You just installed it today, it will take a few days if not a week for the readings to stabilize. Leave it along for now.

 

[nvladik]

no, give it a week and it will go higher, and if it doesn't you still should not worry!!!

Beat me to it!

 

[CHSUB]

Beat me to it!

yup!!!! love ORP questions, makes me feel "smart"!!!!:lol2:

 

[nvladik]

yup!!!! love ORP questions, makes me feel "smart"!!!!:lol2:

Yeah I still question why I got an ORP probe, should have gotten salinity instead.

 

[ukmarks123]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I feel better. Though it looks like I'm going to spend all day programming this thing. It's more complicated than I realized!!!!

 

[mohun_singh]

Same was with me in relation to apex gold ORP, but as said in the forum earlier it ORP gradually gone up from 153 to 234 in 8 days

 

[FSUwxman]

It will gradually increase. ORP is a cool parameter in my opinion. Limited in some ways but another tool in the ol' toolbox when researched and understood properly.

 

[ca1ore]

ORP is one of of those things that seems worthwhile in concept, but is essentially useless in practice. I suppose if one were using ozone, it might be marginally helpful; but otherwise not. My tank typically sits around 300, but on two occasions over the last year it has dropped to around 200 for a few days. Why? Haven't the foggiest. Did I do anything? Nope!

 

[CHSUB]

ORP is one of of those things that seems worthwhile in concept, but is essentially useless in practice. I suppose if one were using ozone, it might be marginally helpful; but otherwise not. My tank typically sits around 300, but on two occasions over the last year it has dropped to around 200 for a few days. Why? Haven't the foggiest. Did I do anything? Nope!

in the DT, i agree. however, i use ORP to control and monitor my sulfur reactor and it is very useful.

 

[BlackTip]

ORP is one of of those things that seems worthwhile in concept, but is essentially useless in practice. I suppose if one were using ozone, it might be marginally helpful; but otherwise not. My tank typically sits around 300, but on two occasions over the last year it has dropped to around 200 for a few days. Why? Haven't the foggiest. Did I do anything? Nope!

That could be simply malfunction.

What would you conclude if you see the ORP value decreasing slowly overtime, or increasing slowly overtime?