Young Frankenstein
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Or give me some statisticks, how long you run your system with how many watts ?
Ozone generator DIY
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has anyone seen the UltraLife O3 generators at MD that are not CD and don't require air driers ?
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_Aquar...terilizers_ozonizers_ultra_zone_mini_360.html
I was looking at them for when our RedSea CD generator finally gives up the ghost
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_Aquar...terilizers_ozonizers_ultra_zone_mini_360.html
I was looking at them for when our RedSea CD generator finally gives up the ghost
Jon,
A UV sterilizer uses lamps that peak at 253 nM. Ozone lamps peak at 185nM. You could change the lamp to an ozone lamp, but then the housing would be useless as a sterilizer.
Better to simply put an ozone lamp into a piece of 2" pvc. Cap the ends, and put a hose barb in each for the airflow. Hint: use pvc conduit, as its "sunlight resistant".
See my post above for the air dryer usage with CD and why its not really needed with UV. This only further reduces the ozone output per watt of UV vs CD though.
A UV sterilizer uses lamps that peak at 253 nM. Ozone lamps peak at 185nM. You could change the lamp to an ozone lamp, but then the housing would be useless as a sterilizer.
Better to simply put an ozone lamp into a piece of 2" pvc. Cap the ends, and put a hose barb in each for the airflow. Hint: use pvc conduit, as its "sunlight resistant".
See my post above for the air dryer usage with CD and why its not really needed with UV. This only further reduces the ozone output per watt of UV vs CD though.
jnarowe
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Thanks for the help. It seems like that would be safer and easier to implement than a wire sandwich. I still can't figure out how I would effectively capture the O3 off of a sandwich setup.
So, for a 1,200g system, do you have a recommendation for an O3 lamp? Do they need to be mounted in any particular orientation? Do I need to ensure that the lamp doesn't touch the inside of the PVC pipe?
And one more...the ones that are sold to the hobby: Are they lamp driven or corona discharge?
So, for a 1,200g system, do you have a recommendation for an O3 lamp? Do they need to be mounted in any particular orientation? Do I need to ensure that the lamp doesn't touch the inside of the PVC pipe?
And one more...the ones that are sold to the hobby: Are they lamp driven or corona discharge?
Youd have to put it in an INSULATED box or tube
Sorry, no recommendation other than to look at other commercial UV O3 units and compare wattages. I know I've seen a 10-15 watt unit on a spa, but thought it was way undersized.
No orientation, maybe keep it away from the sides due to the lamp ends being hot, but otherwise OK.
Both UV and CD are sold presently. I like the Red Sea CD units, but last one I used couldnt be taken apart for cleaning. That was years ago though. My old UV O3 unit was simply a 5 watt lamp inside a piece of 1.5" conduit. 2 glass airlines were inserted into the blobs of hot glue that capped each end
Sorry, no recommendation other than to look at other commercial UV O3 units and compare wattages. I know I've seen a 10-15 watt unit on a spa, but thought it was way undersized.
No orientation, maybe keep it away from the sides due to the lamp ends being hot, but otherwise OK.
Both UV and CD are sold presently. I like the Red Sea CD units, but last one I used couldnt be taken apart for cleaning. That was years ago though. My old UV O3 unit was simply a 5 watt lamp inside a piece of 1.5" conduit. 2 glass airlines were inserted into the blobs of hot glue that capped each end
jman77
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"If you take 2 pieces of metal window screen, cut them to about 4x4" then cut a piece of 1/8" acrylic to 6x6" hot glue them to each side of the screen, then connect your Xfrmr leads to each screen. PFFFFT Ozone in 2 minutes"
I've done the same but with glass in the middle instead of plexi, and it starts making ozone right away.
Just be aware that ozone is dangerous and is a stronger oxidizer than chlorine... besides a possible fire hazard, you can seriously hurt yourself with the gas.
I've done the same but with glass in the middle instead of plexi, and it starts making ozone right away.
Just be aware that ozone is dangerous and is a stronger oxidizer than chlorine... besides a possible fire hazard, you can seriously hurt yourself with the gas.
Young Frankenstein
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I have asked before, and didnot get a straight answer on this. How can it be a fire hazard ? under what conditions ? My unit is outside the house so theres not much danger for ozone geting in the house. The fire hazard is what concerns me the most.
Young Frankenstein
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Heres a safety link I found
http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0068.htm
http://www.inchem.org/documents/icsc/icsc/eics0068.htm
stugray
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H2OENG,
Would this work as a generator?
http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=6057+KT
It looks like the Ions are generated by the little antenna thingys.
If we connected those to the grids, it might work
Seems worth a try for $12.
Stu
Would this work as a generator?
http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=6057+KT
It looks like the Ions are generated by the little antenna thingys.
If we connected those to the grids, it might work
Seems worth a try for $12.
Stu
Young Frankenstein
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No H2, basicly any spark creates ozone, but to generate ozone in sufficient amounts you need a corona discharge, you can probably use that circuit with some modifications. Heres a link.
