Ozone Safety Warning!!!

[gnikoli]

A reactor is essentially a vessel in which an electrical spark (Corona-Discharge) splits an O2 into 2O and then the O's immediately combine with a couple of O2's to make 2O3's. O3 is very unstable and doesn't last long because that extra O is easily lost. In other words, O3 is a strong oxidizer because it is highly electronegative and can gain electrons by oxidizing a substance. All the talk about the health benefits of antioxidants give you some idea why too much O3 is a bad thing.

I work in the fresh fruit industry and there is lots of work being done with O3 as a sanitizer and anti-fungal agent. O3 is used commercially in enclosed spaces and around lots of people so it can be used safely.

 

[Sparkss]

gnikoli,
Actually you just described a generator. A reactor is a place where the ozone can contact, and react with, the water, air, or whatever else we are trying to purify with the ozone.

 

[gnikoli]

Agree, but thought maybe he just used the wrong word based on the rest of his sentence.

 

[Sparkss]

Agreed also, I wasn't 100% sure what he was asking since his post appeared to have missing words

 

[asmodeus]

ok here is a post from the past ,sorry for bringing it up. I need help here. I have a Euro reef Cs 250 and a Red Sea Ozone controller with probe 200Mg im going to be setting it up here soon to the skimmer that is running on my tank 170 gal with a 20 gal refugium and a 35 gal sump.

How should i run the carbon on the skimmer Should I make a container to sit on top of the euro reef collection cup lid to hold carbon.

mike