I love this....

[WarDaddy]

(AquaNotes: Reef Tank) Current Status is:

Jul 21 2006 14:01:19
Temp pH ORP
81.2 8.23 439
HET is OFF Auto
COL is ON Auto
PM1 is ON Auto
PM2 is ON Aut

I have AquaNotes SMS my Blackberry the current tank conditions. I also get notifications if Temp, pH or water levels are too high or to low.

So sweet!

 

[Bebo77]

cool but....

your ORP is pretty high... do you use ozone?.. i dont think you should go above 400

 

[WarDaddy]

Nope, no ozone... strange that...

 

[Bebo77]

really? did you calibrate your probe?.. i heard that at 450+ corals start to die.... as the high ORP nukes the tank...

 

[WarDaddy]

No, the probe was said to need no calabration. I will order calabration fluids on my next Marine Depot order, but that may be months.

I have had the ORP read as high as 490, and spend weeks at 475 range. 439 is low

I had a Ozone air cleaner in the room, we recently turned it off, curious to see the results

 

[Bebo77]

yeah there is no way you can get an ORP reading above 350 without ozone...

do you run Zeo or something like that?

 

[omeg]

Now I know why your elec bills are soo high!!!

 

[SPSFiend]

i must plead ignorance What does ORP stand for and what does it mean measure?

Thanks!

 

[Bebo77]

Oxidation reduction potential
it basically measures how much waste is in your water... the higher the number the less waste.. at 400 your water looks real clear at 500+ you kill every living thing in your water.


http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8149.pdf