ozone?

[Ehgemus]

Can anyone tell me about ozone, or a good link about it? Thanks for any info.

 

[TwistedTiger]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=770106

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I'm in the middle of posting a three part series on ozone:

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 1: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 2: Equipment and Safety
Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 3: Changes in a Reef Aquarium upon Initiating Ozone


Here's part one:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php

 

[TwistedTiger]

What are the dates that the next two articles will be published?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Approximately April 5 and May 5. I have to submit the second one today or tomorrow, and the third in a month.

 

[psimitry]

It's going to be really tough waiting for those next two articles.

I JUST added a Red Sea ozonizer and now I'm like... Maybe I should re-think this.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

:lol:

How are you adding it?

Did you notice any effects on the tank yet?

 

[psimitry]

In my 50G tank, I've been dosing 3 mg/hr directly into the skimmer with a bag of carbon on the air exit at the top of the skimmer and another bag at the return line to the main tank.

I have noticed a definite decrease in skimmate, but what I do obtain tends to be a lot more concentrated.

Edit: I don't know if this is related to the ozone or not, but for about the last month, every time I feed or add any kind of new organic into the water, my skimmer goes NUTS and feeds a ton of micro bubbles into the tank (it's a coralife super skimmer needle wheel job if that helps any).

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

This dose is for the 50 gallon tank?

 

[psimitry]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6959999#post6959999 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Randy Holmes-Farley
This dose is for the 50 gallon tank?

Correct. I try to keep it on the low side (and at the moment I have it completely turned off).

Oh hey - I should have mentioned that I do have an acclimated ORP probe in the water and the ORP itself has never gone above 350 (I have 360 as the shut off point).

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Did you notice any increase the the clarity of the water?

 

[psimitry]

To be fairly honest? I don't know. My water is typically pretty clear since I do a 10% water change twice weekly.

But my water is indeed pretty darned clear.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

OK, thanks.